Lesson 3.3.6
3.3.6 Effect of imprisonment (social) Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 3
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The 20 questions
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What term describes the process of adopting prison culture and norms?
- Prisonisation
- Recidivism
- Institutionalisation
- Deindividuation
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Which psychological effect involves inmates losing their personal identity within a prison?
- Catharsis
- Habituation
- Social loafing
- Deindividuation
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What major emotional reaction often occurs immediately upon entering prison?
- Depression
- Habituation
- Catharsis
- Europia
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Which psychological term describes becoming dependent on the institution for daily functioning?
- Institutionalisation
- Desensitisation
- Rehabilitation
- Prisonisation
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What psychological concept explains why reoffending rates remain high after release?
- Rehabilitation
- Desistance
- Recidivism
- Deterrence
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Which negative effect of imprisonment involves extreme psychological distress and mental breakdown?
- Aphasia
- Amnesia
- Agoraphobia
- Psychosis
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What is a primary psychological goal of custodial sentencing aimed at reducing crime?
- Institutionalisation
- Prisonisation
- Deterrence
- Deindividuation
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Which term describes the psychological wear and tear caused by the harsh prison environment?
- Burnout syndrome
- Sensory overload
- Cognitive load
- Prisation stress
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Mark has lost all initiative after ten years inside, struggling to make basic choices. What has occurred?
- Prisonisation
- Institutionalisation
- Desensitisation
- Catharsis
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Sarah starts using prison slang and adopts inmate codes of conduct. Which process is she undergoing?
- Resocialisation
- Prisonisation
- Institutionalisation
- Deindividuation
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Following months in solitary confinement, Leo starts experiencing hallucinations. What effect does this demonstrate?
- Sensory deprivation
- Sensory overload
- Social facilitation
- Cognitive priming
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When all inmates wear identical uniforms and shaved heads, which psychological mechanism is deliberately induced?
- Self-actualisation
- Cognitive dissonance
- Deindividuation
- Social identification
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A released prisoner commits a new burglary within weeks because they cannot cope outside. This represents what?
- Recidivism
- Rehabilitation
- Desistance
- Catharsis
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After years inside, Tom cannot cross a road without asking permission. This reflects which prison effect?
- Institutionalisation
- Prisonisation
- Displacement
- Habituation
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An inmate adopts aggressive posture and values to avoid victimisation in a tough jail. What is this?
- Prisonisation
- Catharsis
- Altruism
- Institutionalisation
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Prison overcrowding massively increases daily tension and violence levels among inmates. What psychological factor is this?
- Social loafing
- Sensory deprivation
- Cognitive bias
- Environmental stress
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Why might long-term imprisonment lead to higher rates of suicide compared to the general population?
- Hopelessness
- Boredom
- Cathexis
- Extroversion
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What is the primary reason custodial sentencing often fails to rehabilitate offenders effectively?
- Excessive luxury
- Absolute freedom
- Overactive therapy
- Subcultural influence
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Which term describes the psychological deterioration sometimes seen during long-term institutional confinement?
- Social drift
- De-individuation
- Prisation
- Institutionalism
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Which official report highlighted the psychological damage caused by overcrowding and poor conditions in British prisons?
- Woolf Report
- Taylor Report
- Macpherson Report
- Warnock Report
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