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WorksheetsAC 2.2 Psychodynamic Theory of Criminality (AO1)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
