Eysencks personality theory

• A Pape of nervous system at pets new
• ·700 sovicemen completed a questionnaire which will analysed using facter analysis
• 4 he identified the dimensore seen in the wheel
• Neuroticism


  • Neurotic personalities are often anxious & irrational
  • Whereas stable personalities worry less & are more emotionally well-adjusted
• Psychoticism


  These people are cold, uncaring & aggressive to others & will further indicate a tendency to criminality
• Eysent believed certain personality types were more weeg to commit came
• His theory predicts criminals will be perjace with the personaues
• Extroversion


  It's difficult for them to learn to control their impulsive impulses
• Neuroticism


  Very emotional-might commit a crime in the heat of the moment
• Characteristics of criminals


  • Impulsive
  • Thrill seeking
  • Unstable
  • Unable to accept rules of society
  • Unable to understand the rules of society