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HUMAN BEHAVIOR

&
VICTIMOLOGY
October 28, 2021 | 3:00PM-4:00PM | GOOGLE MEET

Presented by:
PROF. J.M. SUARNABA
TOPICS
 CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
 FACTORS THAT AFFECTS HUMAN BEHAVIOR

 MOTIVATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

 CAUSES AND CONFLICTS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

 ABNORMAL BEHAVIORS

 INTRODUCTION TO VICTIMOLOGY

HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND VICTIMOLOGY


CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

WHAT IS HUMAN BEHAVIOR?

It refers to a voluntary or involuntary attitude of a


person to adapt and fit society’s values and ideas of
what is right and wrong.
It is the sum total of man’s reaction to his
environment.

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TWO BASIC TYPES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

INHERITED BEHAVIOR (natural)


• Behaviors that are passed down genetically.
• Inborn (innate) behavior.
• Any behavioral reactions or reflexes exhibited by people because of their
inherited capabilities or the process of natural section.

LEARNED BEHAVIOR (nurtured)


• One that an organism develops as a result of experience.

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FACTORS THAT AFFECT HUMAN BEHAVIOR

HEREDITY
• It is determined by genes. Genes are segments of cell structures called chromosomes
(made of DNA) by which parents pass on traits to their offspring.

ENVIRONMENT
• It consist of the conditions and factors that surrounds and influence an individual.

LEARNING
• The process by which behavior changes as a result of experience or practice.

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HEREDITY or Biological Factors

• The genetic influences, those that are explained by


heredity, the characteristics of a person acquired from
birth transferred from one generation to another.

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CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

HABITUAL
• A motorized (automatic/routine) behavior usually manifested (show) in language and
emotion.
INSTINCTIVE
• They are generally unlearned and simply comes out, out of man’s instinct, which can be
seen among instinct-instinct survival behaviors.
SYMBOLIC
• are behaviors that are usually carried out by means of unsaid words, and shown
through symbols or body signs.

COMPLEX
• Are those behaviors that combines two or more of the classified
ones.
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CAUSES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

SENSATION
• It is the feeling or impression created by a given stimulus or cause that
leads to a particular reaction or behavior, in short, the effect.
Examples: Visual (Sight), Olfactory (Smell), Cutaneous (Touch). Auditory (Hearing),
Gustatory (Taste).

PERCEPTION
• Refers to the person’s knowledge of a given stimulus which largely help to determine
the actual behavioral response in a given situation. Knowledge of Stimulus

AWARENESS
• Refers to the psychological activity based on interpretation or past
experience with a given stimulus or object.
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MOTIVATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Five Stage Pyramid: MASLOW’S


HIERARCHY OF NEEDS THEORY

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WHAT IS ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR?

• “A.B.” is a Latin initials which means “away from”.


• As a behavior which is away from or deviating
from the normal behavior.
• A certain behavior that fails to meet the standard
behavior of the society.

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ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR?

 Natural – biologically predisposed


 Environmental – learned abnormal behavior/experiences
 Imposed – influence of substances

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GUIDELINES FOR JUDGING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

APPROPRIATENESS
• Assessment not only the behavior itself but also the situation which is
happening.

FLEXIBILITY
• Normal behavior tends to be flexible as a sign of healthy behavior.

IMPULSIVITY
• Normal behavior is more likely to be a result of a consideration of its
consequences, with important decisions being given careful thought before
implementation). Abnormal behavior, being uncontrolled or partially
controlled needs and drives, tends to be impulsive.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

 NEUROSIS/NEUROTIC OR PSYCHONEUROTIC
BEHAVIOR

 PSYCHOSIS/PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOR

 PSYCHOPATHIC BEHAVIOR

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CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

 NEUROSIS/NEUROTIC OR PSYCHONEUROTIC
BEHAVIOR
An anxiety centered on worry and depression. These are
groups of MILD FUNCTIONAL PERSONALITY DISORDERS. In
this kind of disorder hospitalization is not required.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

 PSYCHOSIS/PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOR

There is a significant distortion of reality-delusion,


hallucination, repression. A more serious type of mental
disorder. Disorders falling under this requires
Hospitalization.

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CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

 PSYCHOPATHIC BEHAVIOR

Stemmed from immature and distorted


personality development.

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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Disorder Category Short Description
Neurodevelopmental A group of conditions that arise in the developmental
disorders period and include intellectual disability, communication
disorders, autism spectrum disorder, motor disorders, and
ADHD
Schizophrenia Disorders characterized by one or more of the following:
Spectrum delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and
speech, disorganized motor behavior, and negative
symptoms
Bipolar and Related Bipolar disorder is characterised by extreme mood swings. These can
range from extreme highs (mania) to extreme lows (depression).

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DEPRESSION MANIA
• feeling sad, hopeless or irritable most of the time • feeling very happy, elated or overjoyed
• lacking energy • talking very quickly
• difficulty concentrating and remembering things • feeling full of energy
• loss of interest in everyday activities • feeling self-important
• feelings of emptiness or worthlessness • feeling full of great new ideas and having important
• feelings of guilt and despair plans
• feeling pessimistic about everything • being easily distracted
• self-doubt • being easily irritated or agitated
• being delusional, having hallucinations and disturbed • being delusional, having hallucinations and disturbed
or illogical thinking or illogical thinking
• lack of appetite • not feeling like sleeping
• difficulty sleeping • not eating
• waking up early • doing things that often have disastrous consequences
• suicidal thoughts – such as spending large sums of money on
expensive and sometimes unaffordable items
• making decisions or saying things that are out of
character and that others see as being risky or
harmful
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Disorder Category Short Description
Depressive Characterized by sad, empty, or irritable mood, as well as
somatic and cognitive changes that affect functioning;
includes major depressive and persistent depressive
disorders
Anxiety Characterized by excessive fear and anxiety and related
behavioral disturbances; Includes phobias, separation
anxiety, panic attack, generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Characterized by obsessions and compulsions and
includes OCD, hoarding, and body dysmorphic disorders

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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Disorder Category Short Description
Trauma- and Stressor- Characterized by exposure to a traumatic or stressful event;
Related PTSD, acute stress disorder, and adjustment disorders
Dissociative Dissociative disorders are characterized by an involuntary
escape from reality characterized by a disconnection
between thoughts, identity, consciousness and memory
Somatic Symptom Characterized by prominent somatic symptoms to include
illness anxiety disorder somatic symptom disorder, and
conversion disorder

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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Disorder Category Short Description
Feeding and Eating Characterized by a persistent disturbance of
eating or eating-related behavior to include
bingeing and purging
Elimination Characterized by the inappropriate elimination of
urine or feces; usually first diagnosed in childhood
or adolescence
Sleep-Wake Sleep disorders (or sleep-wake disorders) involve problems with the
quality, timing, and amount of sleep, which result in daytime distress
and impairment in functioning. Sleep-wake disorders often occur along
with medical conditions or other mental health conditions, such as
depression, anxiety, or cognitive disorders.
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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Disorder Category Short Description
Sexual Dysfunctions Characterized by sexual difficulties and include premature
ejaculation, female orgasmic disorder, and erectile
disorder
Gender Dysphoria Characterized by distress associated with the incongruity
between one’s experienced or expressed gender and the
gender assigned at birth
Disruptive, Impulse- Characterized by problems in self-control of emotions and
Control, Conduct behavior and involve the violation of the rights of others
and cause the individual to be in violation of societal
norms; Includes oppositional defiant disorder, antisocial
personality disorder, kleptomania, etc.

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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Disorder Category Short Description
Substance-Related Characterized by the continued use of a substance
and Addictive despite significant problems related to its use
Neurocognitive Characterized by a decline in cognitive functioning over
time and the NCD has not been present since birth or
early in life
Personality Characterized by a pattern of stable traits which are
inflexible, pervasive, and leads to distress or impairment
Paraphilic Characterized by recurrent and intense sexual fantasies that can
cause harm to the individual or others; includes exhibitionism,
voyeurism, and sexual sadism.

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PERSONALITY DISORDER

It is a behavioral disorder that originates


during the early development process,
and leads to maladaptive behavior.

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PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Personality Disorder Characteristics
Paranoid Characterized by suspicious , rigidity, envy,
Personality hypersensitivity, excessive self-importance,
Disorder argumentativeness and tendency to blame others
of one’s own mistakes.
Schizoid Characterized by inability to form social
Personality relationship and lack of interest in doing so. They
Disorder lack social skills, they are so-called “loners”.
Schizotypal Characterized by over sensitivity, avoidance of
Personality communication and superstitious thinking is
Disorder common
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PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Personality Disorder Characteristics
Histrionic Characterized by immaturity, excitability,
Personality emotional instability and self-dramatization
Disorder
Narcissistic Characterized by exaggerated self-importance.
Personality The person usually expects and demands special
Disorder treatment
Compulsive Characterized by excessive concern with rules
Personality and order; the person is over conscientious,
Disorder serious and with difficulty in doing things for
relaxation.
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PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Personality Disorder Characteristics
Borderline Characterized by instability, drastic mood shifts
Personality and behavior problems. Displays intense anger
Disorder outburst with little provocation and he is
impulsive, predictable.
Avoidant Characterized by hypersensitivity to rejection and
Personality apprehensive alertness to any sign of social
Disorder derogation.
Dependent Characterized by dependence on other people;
Personality panics when alone ; lacks confidence
Disorder
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PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Personality Disorder Characteristics
Passive- Characterized by Being hostile expressed
Aggressive in indirect and non-violent ways.
Personality
Disorder
Anti-social Characterized by Violations of rights of
Personality others without remorse or loyalty.
Disorder

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SEXUAL DEVIANCE
Sexual deviance, and what is defined as sexually
deviant, is culturally and historically specific. This
concept refers to behaviors where individuals seek
erotic gratification through means that are considered
odd, different, or unacceptable to either most or
influential persons in one's community.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO SEXUAL REVERSALS
Homosexuality Sexual activity with the same sex
Transvetism Dressing as a member of the opposite
sex.
Fetishism Sexual gratification by looking at some
body parts, underwear or other objects
associated with opposite sex.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO CHOICE OF PARTNER
Pedophilia child of either sex
Bestiality intercourse with animals
Auto- masturbation
sexual

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO CHOICE OF PARTNER
Gerontophilia elder person
Necrophilia corpse
Incest By reason of blood relation cannot
legally marry.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO SEXUAL URGE
Satyriasis An excessive desire of men to
have sexual intercourse.
Nymphomania Women with excessive to sexual
urge.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
KINDS OF ORALISM
Fellatio Male sex organ to the mouth of the
women coupled with the act of sucking.
Cunnilingus Licking the external female genetalia.
Analism Licking the anus

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
KINDS OF ALGOLAGNIA
Sadism Infliction of physical pain on the
partner.
Masochism Pain to oneself to achieve sexual
pleasure.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO THE BODY PART
Sodomy Sexual act through the anus of sexual partner.
Uranism Fingering, holding the breast, licking parts of the
body.
Frottage Rubbing the sex organ against the body part of
another person.
Partialism Sexual libido on any part of the body of sexual
partner.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO VISUAL STIMULUS
Voyeurism he peeping Tom”; through clandestine
peeping
Scoptophilia the intentional act of watching people
undress.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO NUMBER OF PARTCIPANTS
Troilism two women versus one man or vice-
versa
Pluralism group of persons;couple to couple
sexual relations.

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Sexual Behavior Characteristics
Leading to Sex
Crimes:
AS TO SEXUAL ABNORMALITIES
Exhibitionism indecent exposures
Coprolalia obscene language
Don Juanism without permanency of sexual partner.

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VICTIMOLOGY
VICTIMOLOGY

It is a subfield of criminology that deals purely on


determining the factors that causes of victimization
and the contributory role of the victim to his own
victimization.
Note: Victimization may be conscious or unconscious.

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WHO IS A VICTIM?

Generally, refers to those person harmed, injured, or


killed as a result of a crime, accident or natural
disasters or one who suffers the consequence of the
event therein.

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VICTIMS MAY BE CATEGORIZED BASED ON THEIR
INVOLVEMENT

 Primary Victim
 Secondary Victim
 Indirect Victim/Third Party Victim

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 The Young  Minorities
 Females  Wanton
 Old  The Heartbroken
 Immigrants  Tormentor
 Mentally Defective  Depressed
 The acquisitive  The Blocked,
 Dull Normal Exempted and Fighting
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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 The Young
Von Hentig was referring to children and infants. From a
contemporary point of view, children are physically weaker, have
less mental prowess, have fewer legal rights, and are
economically dependent on their caretakers (parents, guardians,
teachers, and so forth); they also have the potential to be
exposed to a wider range of harm than adults.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 The Female
Von Hentig was referring to all women. From a contemporary
point of view, many women are physically weaker than men.
Many have been culturally conditioned, to varying degrees, to
accept male authority. And many women are financially
dependent on the men in their lives (fathers, husbands, and so
forth).

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 The Old
Von Hentig was referring to the elderly. In a
contemporary sense, they have many of the same
vulnerabilities as children: they are often physically
weaker, mentally less facile, and may be under
someone else’s care.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 The Immigrants
Von Hentig was referring to foreigners unfamiliar
with a given culture. Anyone traveling to a culture
different from their own is subject to varying gaps in
communication and comprehension.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 Mentally Defective
Von Hentig was referring to the feeble-minded, the
“insane,” drug addicts, and alcoholics. Those who
suffer from any of these conditions have an altered
perception of reality.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 Acquisitive
Von Hentig was referring to those who are greedy
and looking for quick gain. Such individuals may
suspend their judgment, or intentionally put
themselves in dangerous situations, in order to
achieve their goals.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 Dull Normal
Von Hentig was referring to “simple-minded persons,” as
he put it. From a contemporary viewpoint, we might
consider these as having the same types of exposure to
harm as those who are mentally defective and deranged.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 Minorities
Von Hentig was referring to those with various
psychological maladies. From a contemporary
viewpoint, those who are depressed may expose
themselves to all manner of danger, intentional and
otherwise.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 Wanton
Von Hentig was referring to immoral persons.
People who engage in indiscriminate sexual activity
with many different partners expose themselves to
different levels of disease and varying personalities.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)
 The Heartbroken
Von Hentig was referring to widows, widowers, and those
in mourning.
 The Tormentor
Von Hentig was referring to the abusive parent. In contemporary
terms, there are abusive caretakers, intimates, and family
members of all kinds.

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VICTIMS PROFILE by VON HENTIG
(COMMON CRIME VICTIMS)

 The Blocked, Exempted, or Fighting


Von Hentig was referring to victims of
blackmail, extortion, and confidence
scams.

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