Social perception deficits, cognitive distortions, and empathy deficits in sex offenders: a brief review.  

Oleh:

Gannon, Theresa A. ; Blake, Emily

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse vol. 9 no. 1 (Jan. 2008), page 34.
Topik: social perception; empathy; cognitive distortions; sex offenders
Fulltext: 34.pdf (176.86KB)

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This literature review examines the differences between sex offenders and nonoffenders with regard to social perception skills, cognitive distortions, and empathy skills in order to investigate sex offenders’ cognition. The literature on cognitive distortions is discussed, with reference to the confusion surrounding its definition, and the debate between cognitive distortions as offense-supportive beliefs or justifications is examined. In terms of social perception, particular reference is made to sex offenders’ misinterpretations of women’s social cues and the source of this deficit. The authors discuss possibilities for this deficit, including offensesupportive beliefs that are driven by underlying implicit theories or schemata held by offenders. The concept of empathy and its relation to both social perception skills and cognitive distortions is discussed, and the integration of these factors is represented in a new model.

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