Sciences of Deviante Behaviour I

Code:

C106

Acronym:

CCDV

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Behavior Sciences

Instance: 2008/2009 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Criminology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
C	87	Oficial Study Plan LC	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The program aims to introduce i) the concepts of “deviance”, “normal and pathological” and the sciences of deviant behaviour; ii) the application of biological and psychological knowledge to the understanding of deviant/delinquent behaviour.

Program

I- The concepts of “deviance”, “normal and pathological”

II- Biological Contributions to the study of Deviant Behaviour
.
1. General Introduction to the biological studies in Behaviour Sciences. The different levels of biological approaches in this area.

2. Behavioural Genetic Studies
2.1. Basic notions of genetics in order to permit to understand and interpret the relevant contributes in this area. Genetic and Environmental Influences in Human Behaviour.
2.2. Quantitative Genetic Studies: Classical twin and adoption studies.
2.3. Molecular Genetic Studies: the search for candidate genes and the importance of the animal models.
3. Neurological and Psychophyisiologial Studies
3.1. Basic notions of the nervous system organization (central and peripheral nervous system) at different levels of approach: biochemical, cellular and systemic levels. Relevant anatomic aspects.
3.2. Introduction to the neuroanatomic and neurophysiological basis of the human behaviour.
3.3. The Emotion and the Human Behaviour. Introduction to the most relevant methods used for evaluation of the Human Behaviour.
3.4. Theoretical basis of neurobiology of emotion. Somatic Marker Theory and the principal brain areas associated to emotion. Relevant findings in Criminology.
4. Other biological contributions to the study of Human Behaviour.
5. An evolutionary perspective of Human Behaviour.
6. Integration of the different biological levels of knowledge. Gene / Environment Interaction.


II- Psychological sciences and deviant behaviour

1- Psychological sciences and deviant behaviour - introduction

2. The key concepts and main psychological theories (psychoanalytic, behaviourist, humanistic and cognitive approaches)

3. Psychological sciences and deviant behaviour

3.1.Contributes to the study of deviant/delinquent behaviour

3.2.Personality and deviant/delinquent behaviour

3.2.1. Personality and delinquency
- Psychoanalytic approach
- Phenomenological approach
- Differential approaches of criminal personality

3.2.2 Learning theories and delinquent behaviour
3.2.3. Cognitive theories and delinquent behaviour

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes are used to describe and discuss the main contents of the program. Practice classes are orientated toward the analysis and discussion of scientific literature and other resources previously prepared by the students.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Observations

References (Parte II)
Andreassi J. Psychophysiology: Human Behavior and Physiological Response. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000.
Adolphs R and Damasio AR, Neurobiology of Emotion at a Systems Level. In: The Neuropsychology of Emotion. Borod J (Ed.) Oxford University Press, 2000.
Cassel E, Bernstein DA. Criminal Behavior (second edition). Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, 2007. (Obra disponível para consulta na biblioteca)
George M et al. Neuroimaging Approaches to the Study of Emotion. In: The Neuropsychology of Emotion. Borod J (Ed.) Oxford University Press, 2000.
Ishikawa SS and Raine A. Psychophysiological Correlates of Antisocial Behavior: a Central Control Hypothesis. In The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior. Glicksohn J (Ed.)Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
Raine A. The psychopatology of crime: criminal behavior as a clinical disorder. Academic Press. 1993 (Obra disponível para consulta na biblioteca)
Rowe DC. Biology and Crime. Roxbury Publishing Company. 2002.

References ( I &III)
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- Canguilhem, G. (1979). Le normal et le pathologique. Paris: PUF (2ª ed.).
- Cario, R. & Favard, A. M. (1991). La personalité criminelle, actes des journées Pinatel. Toulouse : Editions Erès.
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