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Psycho-Social Profile
of Newly Released Inmates

Ned Rollo - OPEN, INC.

  • Shock and confusion: hard time adjusting to change

  • Short attention span: difficulty following through

  • Frequent rage: inclined to mirror prison intimidation

  • Suspicious and untrusting: tends to withdraw and stand apart

  • Acute stress disorder: worry, numbing, disorientation

  • Emotionally unstable: susceptible to mood swings

  • Compulsive behavior: reacts without objective review

  • Social anxiety: doesn't seem to "fit" anywhere

  • Perceptually overwhelmed: too bright, too fast, too much!

  • Hostile, aggressive actions: often hurtful toward self and others

  • Desire for immediate gratification: displays very little patience

  • Reoccurring cycles of depression: deeply sad, empty, dejected

  • False expectations of self and the world: frequently frustrated

  • Fear of failure and rejection: displays defensive attitude

  • Alienation: views the world as "the enemy"

  • Free-floating dissonance: general sense of agitation

  • Hungry for companionship: prone to unhealthy relationships

  • Isolated socially and emotionally: incapable of genuine intimacy

  • Resistant to criticism or disapproval: takes things "personally"

  • Dependent thinking and behavior: surrenders to addictions

 

 

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