PSYC 342 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Iowa Gambling Task, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist, Antisocial Personality Disorder

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 342
• Professor: Annie Duschesne

Document Summary

Aggression & aggressive behaviours: direct and intentional personal in iction of harm. Reactive: aggressive responses to others" behaviour that is perceived as threatening or intentional (i. e. territorial aggression when mating behaviour is challenged in animals) Proactive: goal-oriented aggression motivated by external reward. Externalized behaviour: cheating, swearing, stealing, lying, and vandalism. Antisocial behaviour: violations of social rules, de ance of authority and of the rights of others, deceitfulness, theft, and reckless disregard for self and for others. Usually associated with very little feeling of empathy. A failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviours as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest; Deception, as indicated by repeatedly lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal pro t or pleasure; Irritability & aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical ghts or assaults. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others; Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behaviour or honour nancial obligations;