PSYCH230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Juvenile Delinquency, Psychopathy, Sensation Seeking

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH230
• Professor: John Rempel

Document Summary

Week 10: lecture 2 psychopathy: hare (2003) measure. Measured on a 0-2 scale: primary psychopathy. Have a grandeur sense of self worth they think very highly of themselves. They are pathological liars (chronic, ongoing, repeated) Manipulative they can get you to do stuff for them. High level of juvenile delinquency, aggression, criminal behaviour. Versatility broad spectrum of things they are willing to do wrong. Parasitic lifestyle willing to use others to get what you need and want. Measure a lack of realistic long term goals. Antisocial personality disorder (apd: failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability, reckless disregard, irresponsibility, lack of remorse, psychopathy adds lack of affective empathy . Primary psychopathy: can"t relate to what others are feeling, may be better able to cognitively understand.