Psychodynamic explanations

• Freud did not have a detailed theory of the criminal mind, but later psychodynamic theorists applied his ideas to crime
• Psychodynamic theories suggest that early childhood relationships with parents can lead to offending behavior
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• Id


  The pleasure principle that drives us to seek self-satisfaction regardless of consequences
• Superego


  The morality principle that drives us to follow rules
• Ego


  The reality principle that attempts to balance the id and superego
• Superego development


  1. Guilt when performing bad behavior

  2. Pride when performing good behavior
• Phallic psychosexual stage


  When the child is 3-6 years old and resolves the Oedipus or Electra complex
• Underdeveloped superego


  • Child can't identify with same-sex parent, leading to inability to control impulses and criminal acts
• Overdeveloped superego


  • Constant sense of guilt and need to punish oneself, potentially leading to committing crimes
• Deviant superego


  • Oedipus complex resolved with identification with a criminal same-sex parent, leading to criminal morality
• Defense mechanisms


  Unconscious mental processes that alter our conscious perception of the world and protect the ego from anxiety
• Defense mechanisms


  • Denial
  • Displacement
  • Rationalization
• Internal working model


  Blueprint for future relationships based on early attachment to mother
• Maternal deprivation


  Prolonged periods without receiving mother's care and affection, leading to affectionless psychopathy