Connor Whiteley

Abnormal psychology is the study of patterns of behaviour that deviate from the accepted norms of society, but abnormal psychology doesn’t study all deviations. Only those that can be classed as mental disorders.

Basically, we learn violence by observing others.

Basically, we learn violence by observing others.

In short, addiction works in the following way:

You do something that causes your brain to feel dopamine and other neurotransmitters and hormones.
These make you feel amazing.
Then you continue to do the behaviour, so your brain continues to release these neurochemicals.
But over time your brain builds up a tolerance to these neurochemicals.
Meaning that you need to do the behaviour more to get the same effect.

A thief steals a piece of jewellery without getting caught.
Then the brain release neurochemicals as a reward.
Making the thief feel great.
Making the thief steal more to get the same rush.
However, over time their brain starts to build up a tolerance.
Resulting in the thief stealing a lot more and possibly committing higher stake thefts to get the same rush.

Forensic psychology could be defined in many ways including:

The psychological study of crime.
The scientific behavioural study criminals.
The science of studying crime-related behaviour

Cognitive psychology- it’s important to know how a person’s mental processes can cause them to commit a crime.

Personality- how a person’s personality increases their likelihood to commit a crime.

Treating offenders in a public or private prison

For instance, you could research:

Gangs- what causes them