Psychological Explanations - Mental Health and Personality - Causes and effects table in University Criminology


	Psychological explanations -
	Causes Social class Violence Stigmatisation/discrimination Co-morbidity Criminal personality Psychopathism Environmental influences Level one and two of Kohlberg's (1958) moral reasoning theory Adolescence offending Schizophrenia Paranoid disorders Mood disorders Antisocial personality disorder	Effects Social class - As a result of mental illness Social class - As a cause of mental illness Violence - As a consequence of mental illness Violence - As a cause of mental illness Violence - At acute stages of the illness (a symptom or effect of the illness) Environmental influences - under controlled individuals are likely to engage in criminal acts Environmental influences - Criminal behaviour may result from excessive conditioned anxiety (over-controlled). This can lead to panic reactions in the form of aggression and sexual assault Adolescence offending - maturity gap Schizophrenics - sharp and blunt weapons; tend to injure victims face more frequency; may suffer hallucinations; victims tend to be relatives Paranoid disorders - Guns as most likely chose of weapon as well as kicking and hitting Paranoid disorder - Depression has been associated with shoplifting and violence Paranoid disorder has been associated with fire setting during manic states Bipolar disorder has been associated with hostility and anger attacks; low serotonin; poor impulsive control
	Overall summary

Social class - As a result of mental illness
Social class - As a cause of mental illness
Violence - As a consequence of mental illness
Violence - As a cause of mental illness
Violence - At acute stages of the illness (a symptom or effect of the illness)
Environmental influences - under controlled individuals are likely to engage in criminal acts
Environmental influences - Criminal behaviour may result from excessive conditioned anxiety (over-controlled). This can lead to panic reactions in the form of aggression and sexual assault
Adolescence offending - maturity gap
Schizophrenics - sharp and blunt weapons; tend to injure victims face more frequency; may suffer hallucinations; victims tend to be relatives
Paranoid disorders - Guns as most likely chose of weapon as well as kicking and hitting
Paranoid disorder - Depression has been associated with shoplifting and violence
Paranoid disorder has been associated with fire setting during manic states
Bipolar disorder has been associated with hostility and anger attacks; low serotonin; poor impulsive control

Get Revising