PSYC 331 Chapter -: Study Guide - Psychopathy and ASPD
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The notion that aggression isn"t learned, but instead that aggression is innate and inhibition is learned. Adhd and conduct problems, either cd or odd. What personality factors related to aspd have a genetic component according to. A pattern of negativistic, hostile behavior lasting at least 6 months. More criminality, more movement, poorer occupations, relationships and health. It was community based, ie. coming from a real population. Girls" aggression was associated with a preference for aggressive males. It means that aggressive people seek out aggressive mates. They studied a complete cohort in a town. They get to consider this a population, not a sample. In life, 60% boys and 45% girls are cd at some point. Antisocial girls more likely to seek out abusive boy friends. And, they"re more likely to abuse their partners. Young mothers, inconsistent/harsh discipline, intelligence and mental deficits, difficult temperament, delinquent peers. Interactions between one"s genotype and one"s environment which, in turn, acts on the child.
