Assignment: Psychological Aspects of Criminal Behavior
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QUESTION 1
Which personality or mood disorder does the offender in the scenario most likely have?
Bella regularly visits her mother in a nursing home. She believes the nursing home administrator is stealing her mother’s weekly allowance. When she confronts the administrator, he provides evidence that her mother is receiving the full amount of the allowance every week. Bella’s mother also reports receiving the full allowance every week.
Bella refuses to believe the administrator or her mother, becomes enraged, and physically assaults the administrator. Bella is arrested for the assault and, 2 months later, is arrested again for trying to attack the administrator at his home.
A.
Antisocial personality disorder
B.
Bipolar disorder
C.
Delusional disorder
D.
Schizoid personality disorder
QUESTION 2
Which concept best applies to the following scenario?
John has been convicted of murdering eight female college students over the past 5 years. Before sentencing, John expresses regret for the murders and apologizes to the victims’ loved ones; however, he feels no emotion when doing so.
A.
Semantic aphasia
B.
Disassociation
C.
Shallow affect
D.
Glibness
QUESTION 3
Which substance is the offender in the scenario most likely abusing?
Police receive a call at 2 a.m. that a man is running naked down Main Street while carrying a baby. Upon further investigation, police learn that the man returned home to his wife and son a few hours earlier, acting agitated and erratic.
After accusing his wife of being possessed by the devil, he disrobed, grabbed a Bible, and took his son from the crib, claiming that he was fleeing the house to protect his son from the devil.
A.
Alcohol
B.
Phencyclidine (PCP)
C.
Cannabis
D.
Amphetamines
QUESTION 4
Marijuana use does not directly contribute to criminal behavior.
True
False
QUESTION 5
Approximately how many offenders were drinking alcohol when they committed a violent crime?
A.
Half
B.
One-third
C.
Two-thirds
D.
One-fourth
