PSY344H5 Chapter 11: Chapter 11-Psychopaths
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Seek vulnerable victims for their own benefit. Use charm or violence and harm to get what they want from their victims. Psychopathy :a personality disorder defined by a collection of interpersonal, Lack conscious and feeling for others satisfy own needs first affective and behavioural characteristics (manipulation, lack of remorse or empathy, impulsivity and antisocial behaviours) Descriptions of this exist in many cultures although different terms might. Feel no remorse for negative impact on others apply with slightly altered definitions to fit the criteria of the specific culture. Ceckly described 16 features ; positive features(charming and smart), emotional-interpersonal feature( lack of remorse), behavioural problems(impulsive, irresponsible) It uses semi structured interview and review of file info to access interpersonal, affective and behavioural features of psychopathy- a measure for classifying individuals as psychopathic. The pcl-r is a 20-item measure that uses a scale of ; 0-2. 0 (does not apply) , 1(applies to some extent) , 2 (definitely applies) for each item.
