PSYC 2400 Lecture 9: LECTURE 9 - Psychopathy
10 Feb 2017
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Psychopaths called intraspecies predators seek vulnerable victims to use for their own benefit. Psychopathy: a personality disorder defined by a collection of interpersonal, affective, & behavioral characteristics, including manipulation, lack of remorse/empathy, impulsivity, & antisocial behaviors. Cleckley, the mask of sanity one of the most comprehensive clinical descriptions of the psychopath. Positive features (e. g. good intelligence, social charm, & absence of delusions/anxiety) Emotional-interpersonal features (e. g. lack of remorse, untruthfulness, unresponsiveness to interpersonal relations) Behavioral problems (e. g. inadequately motivated antisocial behavior, unreliability, failure to follow any life plan) Hare psychopathy checklist-revised (pcl-r): most popular method of assessing psychopathy in adults. 20-item rating scale that uses a semi-structured interview & a review of file information to assess interpersonal, affective, & behavioral features. 3-point scale 2 = item definitely applies to individual; 1 = applies to some extent; 0 = symptom definitely does not apply. Total score ranging from 0 to 40.
