Psychological Explanations: Psychdynamic Explanations

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Freud’s psychodynamic theory is an example of the

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Psychodynamic approach

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Freud proposed that the

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Superego is guided by the morality principle and leads to feelings of guilt for wrongdoing and feelings of pride for moral behaviour

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Blackburn Date

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1993

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Blackburn argued that if the ego is somehow inadequate then the id is given

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Free rein and it is not properly controlled

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The id is governed by

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The pleasure principle

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An uncontrolled id means

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Criminal behaviour is inevitable

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There are three types of ‘inadequate’ superego

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Weak Deviant Over harsh

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Weak superego - During the phallic stage

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The superego is formed in response to the Oedipus complex

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Weak superego - If the same sex parent is absent during the phallic stage

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The child cannot internalise a fully-formed superego as there is no opportunity for identification

#10

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Deviant superego - the child internalises the

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Same-sex parents moral attitudes to form their superego

#11

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Deviant superego - if these internalised moral attitudes are deviant

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These would lead to a deviant superego and to offending behaviour later in life

#12

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Over-harsh superego - an excessively punitive or overly harsh superego means

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The individual is crippled by guilt and anxiety

#13

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The superego has

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Strict rules and it’s unforgiving

#14

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Over-harsh superego - this may unconsciously drive the individual to

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Perform criminal acts in order to satisfy the superegos overwhelming need for punishment

#15

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Bowlby Date

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1944

#16

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Bowlby argued that a warm, continuous relationship with a mother-figure was

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Crucial to future relationships, well being and development

#17

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A loss of attachment during infancy could lead to

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Affectionless psychopathy and an increased likelihood of delinquency

#18

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Bowlby study of 44 juvenile thieves date

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1944

#19

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How many thieves did Bowlby class as psychopaths?

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#20

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How many of the 14 psychopaths had experienced prolonged separation from their mothers during infancy?

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#21

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Psychodynamic theory assumes

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Girls develop weaker superegos than boys

#22

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Why do girls develop weaker superegos compared to boys?

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Girls do not experience the castration anxiety associated with the Oedipus complex so have less need to identify with their mothers

#23

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Because women don’t experience castration anxiety

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In theory women should be more prone to criminal behaviour

#24

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are women more likely to be criminals compared to men?

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