Attachment - the bond between a parent and child or between individuals

and their family, friends, and school

Behavioral modeling - learning how to behave by fashioning one's
behavior after that of others
Biocriminology - the us discipline of criminology that investigates biological
and genetic factors and their relationship to criminal behavior
Chromosomes - basic cellular structures containing genes I.e. Biological
material that creates individuality
Conditioning - the process of developing a behavior pattern through a
series repeated experiences
Cortical arousal - activation of the cerebral context, a structure of the brain
that is responsible for higher intellectual functioning, information processing
and decision making
Differential association reinforcement - a theory of criminality based on
the incorporation of psychological learning theory and differential association
with social learning theory. Criminal behavior, the theory claims, is learned
through associations and is contained or discontinued as a result of positive
or negative reinforcements
Dizygotic twins - fraternal twins who develop from two separate eggs
fertilized at the same time
Ego - the part of the psyche that, according to psychoanalytic theory,
governs rational behavior, the moderator between the superego and the id.
Extroversion - according to Hans Eysenck, a emendation of the human
personality; describes individuals who are sensation seeking, dominant and
assertive
Fundamental psycholegal error - an error in thinking or mistaken belief
that occurs when we identify a cause for criminal behavior and then assume
that it naturally follows that any behavior resulting from that "cause" must
be excused by law
Hypoglycemia - a condition that may occur in susceptible individuals when
the level of blood sugar falls below an acceptable range, causing anxiety,
headaches, confusions, fatigue and aggressive behavior

Id - he part of the personality that, according to psychoanalytic theory,

contains powerful urges and drives for gratication and satisfaction
Minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) - an attention-decit disorder that may
produce such asocial behavior as impulsivity, hyperactivity and
aggressiveness
Monozygotic twins (MZ) - identical twins who develop from a single
fertilized egg that divides into two embryos
Neuroticism - a personality disorder marked by low self esteem, excessive
anxiety, and wide mood swings
Psychoanalytic theory - in criminology, a theory on criminality that
attributes delinquent and criminal behavior to a conscience that is either so
overbearing that it arouses excessive guilt or so weak that it cannot control
the individuals impulses
Psychopathy - a condition in which a persona appears to be psychologically
normal but in reality has no sense of responsibility, shows disregard for
truth, is insincere and feels no sense of shame, guilt, or humiliation ( also
called sociopathy)
Psychosis - a mental illness characterized by a loss of contact with reality
Psychoticism - a dimension of the human personality describing individuals
who are aggressive, egocentric, and impulsive (Eysenck)
Social learning theory - a theory of criminality that maintains that
delinquent behavior is learned through the same psychological processes as
non-delinquent behavior, through reinforcement
Superego - in psychoanalytic theory, the conscience, or those aspects of
the personality that threaten the person or impose a sense of guilt or psychic
suffering and thus restrain the id