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Modern Science and Individual
Causation
Biochemical
Neurological
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Biochemistry
The study of the chemical processes in living
organisms
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Biochemical reactions and behavior
• Biochemical reactions occur constantly
• Good health means all chemical reactions occurring
normally
• Changes in chemical reactions affect other chemical
reactions leading to physical symptoms and or emotional
symptoms.
• The sequence of chemical reactions is called a chemical
pathway or metabolic pathway
• Adverse reactions can be naturally occurring or
artificially induced
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Neurological
The medical science that deals with the
nervous system and disorders affecting it.
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Neurological disorders
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Smaller heads
• Deformed facial features
• Abnormal joints and limbs
• Poor coordination
• Problems with learning
• Short memories
Neurological disorders are
caused by damage to the
brain which can adversely
impact the person’s
behavior
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
• Lack of attention
• Impulsivity
• Hyperactivity
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Psychological Theories of
Delinquency
Psychoanalytic
Behavioral
Cognitive
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Psychoanalytic Theory and Delinquency
Sigmund Freud 1856-1939
• Unconscious conflicts
• Childhood traumas
• Family abuse
• Neurosis
• Psychosis
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Behavioral Theory and Delinquency
• Past experiences
• Stimuli
• Rewards and
Punishments
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Cognitive Development Theory and Delinquency
Sensorimotor: (birth to about age 2)
Preoperational: (begins about the
time the child starts to talk to about
age 7)
Concrete: (about first grade to early
adolescence)
Formal Operations: (adolescence)
Jean Piaget (1896-1980)