CRM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Trait Theory
22 Apr 2016
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Criminality is explained by individual differences: both biological and psychological, may be genetic, neurological, or chemical. Used to explain why people respond differently to similar situations (e. g. why some become chronic offenders) Tendency to criminality is determined by body type: ectomorph. People are controlled by the innate need to have their genes survive. People are born with different genetic traits (we are not all born equal) Differs from sociological criminologists who believe in equipotentiality. Instincts: inherited and non-learned dispositions that activate behaviour patterns, used to describe drives or needs that lead to crime. Nutritional deficiencies: vitamin and minerals, fetal alcohol syndrome, etc. Hormones: androgens and testosterone, pre-menstrual syndrome. Neuroallergens: allergies or environmental contaminants can affect the nervous system and cause higher levels of depression, aggression, and hyperactivity. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (fasd: alcohol causes an array of damage throughout the brain during fetal development, often have damage to frontal and prefrontal cortex executive functioning, difficulty with learning from consequences.
