SOC222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Frontal Lobe, Theta Wave, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
24 Dec 2015
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Damage to left and right side of brain. Violent offenders have been shown to have some abnormal patterns. Brain dysfunction in frontal and temporal regions of the brain. Emotional lability: sudden outbursts of emotion (incongruent reactions) Extreme suspiciousness of people and things around them. Exposure to drugs and alcohol during gestation (pregnancy) Can help explain low iq and other cognitive impairments (adhd) and maybe irrational violence. Problem solving under stress or high levels of emotion. Outside of lab environment, 15ish year olds make poor decisions, especially when among peers. Thinking of learning disabilities and delinquencies as a chain of events. Learning disabilities are creating physical and psychological problems, making someone more susceptible to delinquency. Those with/without learning disabilities commit same amount of crime. Mri scans for claimed different types of add. Majority of youth diagnosed with add are not delinquent. Coupled with learning disabilities and add, 2x as likely to be delinquent. Radically different activity and location within the brain.
