Researchers suspect that the caudate nuclei form perform this selection function poorly with those with OCD. As suggested by the high level f frontal lobe activity revealed in PET scans, obsessional thinking then persists, often until a compulsive ritual puts an end to it. | One strength of the brain dysfunction theory comes from further empirical support provided by Comer (1998) who suggests that because serotonin plays a key role in the OFC and caudate nuclei, it is likely that low levels of serotonin cause these areas to function poorly. This suggests that there is wider academic credibility for a causal effect between serotonin and regions of the brain. A second strength of the brain dysfunction theory is that it has
The prefrontal cortex is in charge of thought analysis and regulated behaviour. When the amygdala is over reactive, this is when aggressive behaviour occurs. Research supporting the role of the amygdala in aggression comes from Kluver and Bucy (1930). They removed part of the temporal lobes of rhesus monkeys (thus destroying their amygdala). The behaviour changes resulting from this procedure included a loss of fear and a marked taming effect, therefore a reduction in aggression.
Any arrests outside of the state would not be included as the date of failure. An additional limitation of the study is that it is possible that the relationship between drug treatment and reduced recidivism is due to unmeasured and unknown variables predicting both. The final limitation is that the research does not differentiate between in-program recidivism and post-program recidivism. Be able to differentiate between the two is necessary because of the probability that subjects behave differently when being directly supervised by the court. Despite the limitations found in the BCDTC, the findings of the research proved that subjects who participated in the DTC were less likely to be rearrested than the control group.
Research into Kluver-Bucy syndrome supports these findings as humans with the syndrome, as a result of temporal lobe damage, become passive. This is attributed to damage to the amygdala. However, contradictory research from Wong et al (1997) suggests that reduced amygdala size leads to reduced activity in violent criminals. Ashford (1980) suggests that stimulation of the amygdala leads to intermittent explosive aggressiveness, as people with temporal lobe epilepsy become very aggressive. The prefrontal cortex is also part of the complex system of structures involved in aggression.
It is thought that these brain differences cause differences in the behaviour of males and females and could provide insight into the cause of gender dysphoria. The suggestion is that pre-natal hormones cause atypical brain development in the foetus and the child’s brain develops in a way that is not consistent with its genitalia and chromosomes. A strength of the brain sex theory is that it has supporting evidence, Kruijver (2000) carried out a post mortem analysis of
Donnerstein & Wilson (1976) conducted a similar experiment and found, if participants were given control over the noise, levels of aggression decreased. In both of these experiments, aggression increased with noise but only if the participants were already aroused which suggests that noise has an indirect influence of the increase of aggression. Crowding Often, displays of aggression occur in crowds e.g. hooliganism within football fans or nightclub brawls in crowded venues and even ‘trolley rage’ in shopping centres. Experiments conducted by Calhoun (1962) involved the overcrowding of rat populations which gave rise to killing, assault and cannibalism.
Sometimes people feel the defendant has too many rights and has more benefits, which could help them get away with criminal activity. All these points are valid, but they are forgetting about the rights of people and what they stand for. I would think people would want defendants to be punished fairly and not have an opening, where they could possible get their case dropped because of something illegal done on the prosecution or law enforcement
It helped to understand his faulty behaviors and decision making and to hopefully take a step toward the right path of correcting such irrational thought processes. It gives the treatment team the ability to begin to uncover the reasons that are behind the outwardly manifested behaviors. There are previous studies who have analyzed sexual offender behavior using a CBT approach. Using the CBT approach for future treatment with Bradley will enable the treatment team to specifically look into how Bradley feels his risk factors are affecting him. This treatment plan focuses on taking negative thinking patterns and inserting positive thinking patterns in their place.
Now, the movie use sex to show how someone can get emotional involve even though they now the true in a relationship. There are may disorders that an individual can be diagnose with, but it hard to determine which one a person has without knowing all of the symptoms. The movie really helped to isolate the right disorder and it gave me a better understanding of the BPD. Borderline personality disorder is scary hidden disorders that our society is not aware of until it happens. The individual will not know that they have this disorder until their emotion state is put to the test.
Using otherwise undetectable chemicals, the researchers signaled the rat’s “accessory olfactory system,” to sidestep cognition in order to influence the rodents to perform behaviors ranging from acts of aggression to sexual intercourse. The story ends by comparing the olfactory cells of lab rats to those in humans. The part of Pine’s Article I found most interesting was the way the vomeronasal organs can affect the rat’s behavior without filtering through the rodent’s cerebral cortex. The animal’s react to the stimulus without conscience thought. If, as the article implies, humans are subject to similar chemical influences, there may answers to common questions like, “why am I attracted to … .