PSYC2011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Superficial Charm, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy
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15:00 in the media, psychopaths are usually a serial killer. Case study, bates grandiosity, arrogance, enduring lack of remorse and callousness. New zealand man smirked when lawyers were asking him questions complete lack of remorse for what he did. Antisocial personality disorder used interchangeable a lot with psychopathy but it is quite different. Persuasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood (dsm) Look at slides for dsm diagnosis critical difference between the two is that they will act criminally more often even then psychopaths. 3% of general population estimated of apd, versus psychopathy 1% a way to look at it, is that apd and psychopathy overlap but successful psychopaths fall outside the criminal bracket. Robert hare he said that it is usually evidence from childhood casual, constant lying, hurting. killing animals, persistent aggression and indifference during childhood.
