PSY 300 Week 11-Criminal Psychopath Questions With
Complete Solutions
-instrumental violence: Correct Answers -violence used to
obtain a goal
-Reactive Violence Correct Answers violence in repose to a
perceived threat
1.) Diverse forms of sexual offending Correct Answers -willing
t engage in a wide variety of sexual activities with a wide variety
of partners (fondling, rape, children, adults, elderly)
2.) Primarily thrill-seeking motivation Correct Answers -two
types of motivation:
—sexual deviance
—thrill seeking
-but the research shows that its actually thrill-seeking that is the
more powerful drive
2014 Isla Vista Massacre Correct Answers What is the logical
reasoning for this?
-fixation on violence and revenge, psychopaths have this on
revenge version of violence, spree killers are more violent
because they don't have empathy.
-non serial killer look fro revenge , spree killers not psychopaths
-irrationality he thinks that he's the victim, externalizing instead
of internalizing
Why do they think they are a 'victim'
Fully resentful perfectly willing to destroy themselves justice
and revenge with victimhood seems to go on with spree killers
, 3.) Excessive, Gratuitous Violence Correct Answers -the
motivation of the majority of rapists is negative feelings of
anger, loneliness, rejection, guilt, or inadequacy.
Abuse Correct Answers A huge predictor
Where do children learn normal social interaction?
Chronic and harsh stress can result in (leading to lack of
empathy)
Childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse
Parental alcoholism
Neglect
Anger Excitation Rapist Correct Answers -known more
commonly as sexual sadists
-least common but most violent rapists highly ritualistic crimes
Animal Abuse Correct Answers -rehearsal for future crimes
Book, Quinsey and Langford Correct Answers -psychopaths are
better able to sense a lack of assertiveness after simply viewing
a two minute video of a vulnerable target.
-psychopaths are better able to detect vulnerability base on
walking style and other body language cues alone.
Causes of Psychopathy Correct Answers -Genetics
-Neuroanatomy -genetic, or from environment, impulse control
majority of people and do not have frontal developed.
-Environment -Key predictor
Brurned out by abuse
Complete Solutions
-instrumental violence: Correct Answers -violence used to
obtain a goal
-Reactive Violence Correct Answers violence in repose to a
perceived threat
1.) Diverse forms of sexual offending Correct Answers -willing
t engage in a wide variety of sexual activities with a wide variety
of partners (fondling, rape, children, adults, elderly)
2.) Primarily thrill-seeking motivation Correct Answers -two
types of motivation:
—sexual deviance
—thrill seeking
-but the research shows that its actually thrill-seeking that is the
more powerful drive
2014 Isla Vista Massacre Correct Answers What is the logical
reasoning for this?
-fixation on violence and revenge, psychopaths have this on
revenge version of violence, spree killers are more violent
because they don't have empathy.
-non serial killer look fro revenge , spree killers not psychopaths
-irrationality he thinks that he's the victim, externalizing instead
of internalizing
Why do they think they are a 'victim'
Fully resentful perfectly willing to destroy themselves justice
and revenge with victimhood seems to go on with spree killers
, 3.) Excessive, Gratuitous Violence Correct Answers -the
motivation of the majority of rapists is negative feelings of
anger, loneliness, rejection, guilt, or inadequacy.
Abuse Correct Answers A huge predictor
Where do children learn normal social interaction?
Chronic and harsh stress can result in (leading to lack of
empathy)
Childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse
Parental alcoholism
Neglect
Anger Excitation Rapist Correct Answers -known more
commonly as sexual sadists
-least common but most violent rapists highly ritualistic crimes
Animal Abuse Correct Answers -rehearsal for future crimes
Book, Quinsey and Langford Correct Answers -psychopaths are
better able to sense a lack of assertiveness after simply viewing
a two minute video of a vulnerable target.
-psychopaths are better able to detect vulnerability base on
walking style and other body language cues alone.
Causes of Psychopathy Correct Answers -Genetics
-Neuroanatomy -genetic, or from environment, impulse control
majority of people and do not have frontal developed.
-Environment -Key predictor
Brurned out by abuse
