WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - Anal Stage, Genital Stage, Psychopathology
23 Oct 2012
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Looking for particular traits increase the likelihood that one will be involved in crime: looking at probabilities. Positivism (scientific method and empirical research: looking an individuals destiny is the outcome of ones individual trait. Cesare lombroso (atavistic anomalies: individuals who engage in crime has not evolved to what regular human beings has, studied prisoners, individuals who engage in crime shared similar traits, lean, tall, a lot of hair etc. Not a reliable source , too simplistic. Genetic make-up contributes significantly to human behavior. A focus on brain functioning and mental processes. Learning, mood and behavioral motivation are influenced by biochemistry and cellular interaction: what enhances or inhibits an individual. There is an innate human drive to possess and control others: evolution instincts, human beings are animals like any other animal, we have certain drives and instincts, impacts how we behavior, drive for power and control over others.
