An experiment is described which investigated cognitive inhibition in schizophrenia. It noted that both the abnormal and literatures use concept of inhibition. Frith (1979) suggests more symptoms schizophrenia may be due to failure limit current contents consciousness a adequately inhibit output preconscious processes. Current thinking psychology process selective attention there active distractor information. A technique used investigate this termed negative priming (Tipper, 1985). The...

What is needed to carry out a thorough risk assessment of an ex-offender? This article describes four major components: (a) functional analysis the offense process in order determine how offenders’ problems contributed their offending and identify modus operandi used offense(s); (b) application suitable actuarial predictor assess offender’s global level risk; (c) identification stable dynamic factors that make potential treatment targets; (d) monitoring acute indicate imminent. Professionals...

A group of 140 child molesters (59 participating in community-based sex offender treatment programs and 81 incarcerated molesters) were compared on a range psychological measures to nonoffenders. Child found be significantly lower self-esteem, higher emotional loneliness personal distress, show deficits victim empathy. Further differences between high- low-deviancy offenders terms assertiveness, perspective taking, cognitive distortions regarding children, congruence with children. General...

A measure of group atmosphere, the Group Environment Scale (GES), was administered to members and leaders 12 sexual offender treatment groups: 8 were probation programs; 4 conducted at a long-term residential center. The GES measured following aspects processes: relationships within group, personal growth members, structure group. Results suggested that atmosphere had an important influence on change. successful highly cohesive, well organized led, encouraged open expression feelings,...

The aim of the study was to examine relationship between therapeutic climate and effectiveness CBT treatment for sexual offenders in U.K. prisons. To this end a measure group atmosphere administered members leaders 12 groups running same prison-based offender program. Treatment outcome measured using case-by-case methodology clinically significant change analysis--to identify percentage individuals within each who had significantly changed on measures pro-offending attitudes targeted...

On a semantic negative priming task designed to investigate putative inhibitory mechanisms of selective attention, obsessive–compulsive disordered (OCD) subjects were distinguished from all other sub‐categories anxiety disorder (OAD). OCD failed show any effects in the repetition condition and exhibited facilitation (i.e. shorter reaction times previously ignored stimuli). OAD demonstrated longer stimuli) both experimental conditions. These results are interpreted terms reduced cognitive...

Interviews with 28 sexual murderers were subjected to grounded theory analysis. Five implicit theories (ITs) identified: dangerous world, male sex drive is uncontrollable, entitlement, women as objects, and unknowable. These ITs found be identical those identified in the literature being present rapists. The presence of world uncontrollable present, or absent, such that three groups could (a) plus uncontrollable; (b) absence (c) world. differ motivation: motivated by urges rape murder;...

A study is reported of normal subjects, selected for degree schizotypal personality traits, on a cognitive task designed to measure, in negative priming paradigm, the extent which they differed interference and presumed inhibitory effects performance. The main individual differences measure used ‐ new scale schizotypy showed, as predicted, significant correlation with priming. ‘interference’ was non‐significant but expected direction. results are judged relevant research implicating...

A sample of 505 Internet sex offenders and 526 contact were compared on a range psychological measures relating to offense-supportive beliefs, empathic concern, interpersonal functioning, emotional management. could be successfully discriminated from 7 out 15 measures. Contact found have significantly more victim empathy distortions cognitive than offenders. higher identification with fictional characters Further analysis indicated that an increase in scores scales fantasy,...

While the quality of empirical research on risk predication, assessment and management in sexual offending field has been a high standard, relatively little attention paid to theoretical issues related its conceptualisation. In this paper, we develop alternative ways understanding dynamic factors their utility theory construction case formulation. We would stress that work is preliminary nature but believe it crucial standard clinical practices are critically challenged from time time,...

In this study the authors assessed a Good Lives model (GLM) approach to sex offender treatment and compare it standard Relapse Prevention program. The comparisons examined (a) attrition rates, (b) change in areas targeted achievement of posttreatment treated profile, (c) views offenders facilitators. There were no differences rates or between two programs, indicating that they equally effective at retaining participants achieving on within treatment. Both facilitators program reported...

In the context of sexual abuse children, "grooming" is a process by which an individual prepares child and their environment for to take place, including gaining access child, creating compliance trust, ensuring secrecy avoid disclosure (Craven et al. 2007 Craven , Samantha Sarah Brown Elizabeth Gilchrist . "Current Responses Sexual Grooming: Implication Prevention." The Howard Journal 46 ( 1 ): 60 – 71 .[Crossref] [Google Scholar]). Grooming can be difficult identify define, especially...

The aim of the present study was to provide an inclusive and realistic account offense processes naturally occurring, sexually exploitative interactions between offenders victims that took place via Internet communication platforms, develop process diagram online sexual grooming abuse. Five case series, comprising 29 transcripts 22 interactions, were analyzed using qualitative approach thematic analysis. Police reports reviewed for descriptive case-specific information. five men aged 27 52...

A psychometric battery of measures, assessing a range problem areas, was completed by 140 convicted untreated child abusers. Measures were adjusted for social desirability. Cluster analysis the data identified men on basis deviancy (levels pro-offending attitudes and inadequacy) denial (self-reported levels offending behaviors). Examination offense histories found that high-deviancy men, compared to low-deviancy more likely have been previous sexual offense; committed offenses against boys,...

Treatment efficacy is described for a sample of sexual offenders who had undertaken treatment in United Kingdom prisons (N = 647) and retrospectively selected comparison group 1,910). The outcomes under observation this study were sexual, and/or violent, general reconviction. impact was also examined relation to offenders' risk slightly lower 2-year reconviction rates than the group, but these differences not statistically significant. Significant found between violent Further analysis...