Individual differences explanations of criminal behaviour - tripartite personality (describe)
- Created by: Abi Crew
- Created on: 18-05-22 13:53
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- tripartite personality
- the id
- from birth
- 'pleasure' principal
- unconscious mind
- superego
- from 5 years old
- 'morality' principle
- preconscious mind
- ego
- from 2 years old
- conscious mind
- 'reality' principle
- meets demands of the id in a socially acceptable way, taking into account superego morals
- psychodynamic theorists view
- criminality as the result of unconscious forces
- balance between the personalities determines criminal behaviour - id dominance = more severe criminality
- underdeveloped superego
- will not be able to control the id
- overdeveloped superego
- dominant, becomes obsessive over the id's needs
- underdeveloped superego
- will not be able to control the id
- both result in criminality
- the id
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