Psychological explanations for offender behaviour - Psychodynamic approach

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Oedipus complex 

Phallic stage 3-6 years 

Identifying with the same sex parent and wanting to be like them. This leads to internalisationof the same sex parent's super ego. The child adopts this  

Key thinker - Blackburn - If the superego is deficient or inadequate then criminal behaviour is invetiable because the ID is given free reign and not properly controlled. 

 

Three types of inadequate super ego 

The weak superego- if same-sex parent is absent during phallic stage, the child cannot internalise a fully-formed superego as there is no opportuninty for identification. Immoral/crimminal behaviour more likely. 

The deviant superego- if the superego that the child internalises has immoral or deviant values this would lead to offending behaviour. Example, a boy raised by a criminal father is not likely to associated guilt with wrongdoing 

The over harsh superego - an excessively punitive or overly harsh superego means the individual is crippled by guilt and annxiety. This may (unconsciously) drive them to be deviant to satisfy the superego's overwhelming need for punishment.

reffering to the above (on slides) , use the psychodynamic approach to explain Barry, Harry and Gary's behaviour. (6 marks) 

According to the psychodynamic approahc Barry has a weak-superego. This is due to him…

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