PSY 3105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Arson, Conduct Disorder, Psychopathology

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3105
• Professor: David Collins

Document Summary

Delinquency criminal behaviour legal context delinquency; social science context antisocial behaviour; diagnostic context conduct disorder (dsm-v) Life-course-persistent offenders (mostly boys) - pattern of problems from birth on up: originate in neuropsychological deficits difficult temperament, low iq, impulsivity, learning problems. Likely to grow up in high risk environment interaction factor. Adolescence-limited offenders no signs of problems in infancy or childhood; abrupt start. Less parental monitoring; period of occasional criminal activity btw ages of 12-25 i. e vandalism, illegal drug use some alos have more substance use and financial problems than the norm. Neighborhood high poverty, unemployment, low education levels, large numbers of single-parent homes. Ineffective monitoring parents of antisocial teens may disengage quickly. Family stress and conflict family cohesion is a protective factor. Gangs increasing influence of criminal gangs; glbtq at special risk for membership and target for violence. Individual violence daily encounters with violence is high for adolescents: violence exposure through media, legality of guns in a country.