AC 2.2 Psychodynamic Theory of Criminality (AO1)

Who developed the Psychodynamic theory?

• Bandura

• Sutherland

• Freud

• Eysenck

Which part of personality contains the selfish evolutionary instincts that we are born with?

• ID

• Ego

• Superego

Which part of personality is our sense of right and wrong?

• ID

• Ego

• Superego

Which part of personality is the realistic decision maker?

• ID

• Ego

• Superego

Which of the following would define the ID?

• The selfish, evolutionary instincts that we are born with.

• The realistic decision maker.

• Our moral sense of right and wrong.

Which of the following would define the ego?

• The selfish evolutionary instincts that we are born with.

• The realistic decision maker.

• Our moral sense of right and wrong.

Which of the following would define the superego?

• The selfish evolutionary instincts that we are born with.

• The realistic decision maker.

• Our moral sense of right and wrong.

Which leads to the strengthening of the superego?

• Children being socialised towards the instinctive impulses.

• Children being socialised away from the instinctive impulses.

• Both

According to Freud, crime is the result of:

• Observing negative role models in society

• A weak superego caused by family conflict

• A faulty MAOA gene

• A mesomorphic body shape

Pick the two criticisms of Freud's Theory

• Secondly, psychodynamic researchers rely heavily on qualitative case studies in which the subjects’ behaviour is interpreted in symbolic terms for example Little Hans. This is a highly subjective process.

• The theory stresses the importance of early childhood experiences

• Psychodynamic theories rely heavily on concepts like the unconscious mind, whose existence is difficult if not impossible to prove.

• The theory recognises that different regions of the brain perform different roles in behaviour