Juvenile Delinquency Test #2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Criminal Atavism - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that delinquents manifest physical
anomalies that make them biologically and physiologically similar to our primitive ancestors,
savage throwbacks to an earlier stage of human evolution.
biosocial Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory of delinquency causation that
integrates biologically determined traits and environmental stimuli
Vulnerability Model - CORRECT ANSWER - Assumes there is a direct link between traits
and crime; some people are vulnerable to crime from birth
Differential Susceptibility Model - CORRECT ANSWER - the view that some people are
predisposed to environmental influences
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder in
which a child shows a developmentally inappropriate lack of attention, impulsivity, and
hyperactivity
Neurological - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to the brain and nervous system
structure
Minimal Brain Dysfunction (MBD) - CORRECT ANSWER - Damage to the brain itself
that causes antisocial behavior injurious to the individuals lifestyle and social adjustment
Conduct Disorder (CD) - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder of childhood and adolescence
that involves chronic behavior problems, such as defiant, impulsive, or antisocial behavior and
substance abuse
, Learning Disability (LD) - CORRECT ANSWER - Neurological dysfunction that prevents
an individual from learning to his or her potential
Arousal Theorists - CORRECT ANSWER - Delinquency experts who believe that
aggression is a function of the level of an individual's need for stimulation or arousal from the
environment. Those who require more stimulation may act in an aggressive manner to meet their
needs
Contagion Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - delinquency spreads when kids copy the
behavior of peers and siblings
Evolutionary Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Explaining the existence of aggression and
violent behavior as positive adaptive behaviors in human evolution; these traits allowed their
bearers to reproduce disproportionately, which has had an effect on the human gene pool.
Psychodynamic Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of psychology that holds that the
human personality is controlled by unconscious mental processes developed early in childhood.
Identity Crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - A psychological state, identified by Erikson, in
which youth face inner turmoil and uncertainty about life roles.
Latent Delinquents - CORRECT ANSWER - Youths whose troubled family life leads them
to seek immediate gratification without consideration of right and wrong or the feelings of
others.
Attachment Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of psychodynamic tradition that
holds that the ability to form attachments (emotional bonds to another person) has important
lasting psychological implications that follow adolescents across the life span.
Mood Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition in which the prevailing emotional
mood is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Criminal Atavism - CORRECT ANSWER - The idea that delinquents manifest physical
anomalies that make them biologically and physiologically similar to our primitive ancestors,
savage throwbacks to an earlier stage of human evolution.
biosocial Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory of delinquency causation that
integrates biologically determined traits and environmental stimuli
Vulnerability Model - CORRECT ANSWER - Assumes there is a direct link between traits
and crime; some people are vulnerable to crime from birth
Differential Susceptibility Model - CORRECT ANSWER - the view that some people are
predisposed to environmental influences
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder in
which a child shows a developmentally inappropriate lack of attention, impulsivity, and
hyperactivity
Neurological - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to the brain and nervous system
structure
Minimal Brain Dysfunction (MBD) - CORRECT ANSWER - Damage to the brain itself
that causes antisocial behavior injurious to the individuals lifestyle and social adjustment
Conduct Disorder (CD) - CORRECT ANSWER - A disorder of childhood and adolescence
that involves chronic behavior problems, such as defiant, impulsive, or antisocial behavior and
substance abuse
, Learning Disability (LD) - CORRECT ANSWER - Neurological dysfunction that prevents
an individual from learning to his or her potential
Arousal Theorists - CORRECT ANSWER - Delinquency experts who believe that
aggression is a function of the level of an individual's need for stimulation or arousal from the
environment. Those who require more stimulation may act in an aggressive manner to meet their
needs
Contagion Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - delinquency spreads when kids copy the
behavior of peers and siblings
Evolutionary Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Explaining the existence of aggression and
violent behavior as positive adaptive behaviors in human evolution; these traits allowed their
bearers to reproduce disproportionately, which has had an effect on the human gene pool.
Psychodynamic Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of psychology that holds that the
human personality is controlled by unconscious mental processes developed early in childhood.
Identity Crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - A psychological state, identified by Erikson, in
which youth face inner turmoil and uncertainty about life roles.
Latent Delinquents - CORRECT ANSWER - Youths whose troubled family life leads them
to seek immediate gratification without consideration of right and wrong or the feelings of
others.
Attachment Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A form of psychodynamic tradition that
holds that the ability to form attachments (emotional bonds to another person) has important
lasting psychological implications that follow adolescents across the life span.
Mood Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition in which the prevailing emotional
mood is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances
