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Please Match the Following Psychology Terms with Their Definition

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Please match the following psychology terms with their definition.

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behavior theory

This theory indicates that criminal behavior can be a form of adaptation when it results in stress reduction.

frustration-aggression theory

This theory posits that individual behavior that is rewarded will increase in frequency, while behavior that is punished will decrease.

schizophrenic

A mentally ill individual who is out of touch with reality and suffers from disjointed thinking

psychoanalysis

A personality disorder characterized by antisocial behavior and lack of affect

antisocial personality

An approach that sees the root cause of crime as a person’s inability to exercise socially appropriate controls over him or herself

modeling theory

A form of social theory that asserts that people learn how to act by observing others

psychopathy

An individual who is unsocialized and whose behavior pattern brings him or her into repeated conflict with society

psychosis

A theory of human psychology that is based on the concepts of the unconscious, resistance, repression, and sexuality

conditioning

A form of mental illness in which sufferers are said to be out of touch with reality

self-control theory

A psychological principle that holds that the frequency of behavior can be increased or decreased with reward and punishment