ASPD Human Development and Behavior 3

Question 1

Erik Erikson's stage of 'Initiative vs. Guilt' (ages 3–6) is relevant to ASPD development because failure to resolve it may contribute to what?

Accepted Answer

Deficits in prosocial motivation and moral guilt

Answer

Failure to develop appropriate guilt and moral initiative during this stage can lay groundwork for deficient empathy and rule-breaking seen in ASPD.

Question 2

Callous-unemotional (CU) traits in children are considered a precursor to which adult diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Psychopathy and severe ASPD

Answer

Callous-unemotional traits—lack of empathy, guilt, and shallow affect—in children are the developmental antecedent of adult psychopathy and severe ASPD.

Question 3

The 'Good Lives Model' in offender rehabilitation assumes that antisocial behavior often represents a maladaptive attempt to meet what?

Accepted Answer

Universal human needs and primary goods

Answer

The Good Lives Model posits that offending represents misguided attempts to fulfill universal human needs (autonomy, intimacy, mastery), and rehabilitation means finding prosocial ways to meet those needs.

Question 4

Which environmental factor during prenatal development has been associated with increased risk of antisocial behavior in offspring?

Accepted Answer

Maternal smoking and substance use during pregnancy

Answer

Maternal smoking and substance use during pregnancy are linked to increased risk of ADHD and conduct problems in offspring, likely through neurodevelopmental mechanisms.

Question 5

Social learning theory (Bandura) explains the development of aggressive behavior in future ASPD individuals primarily through what mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Observational learning and reinforcement of modeled aggression

Answer

Bandura's social learning theory emphasizes that children learn aggressive behaviors by observing and imitating models, especially when aggression is reinforced.

(ASPD) Sociopath & Antisocial Personality Disorder Test Practice Test

(ASPD) Sociopath & Antisocial Personality Disorder Test Practice Test

ASPD Human Development and Behavior 3