PSYC 2210 Lecture Notes - Deep Structure And Surface Structure, Personality Psychology

12. The main problem with the current classification scheme for personality disorders is that

46. You are at your first class in Psychology 020 and before the professor arrives the person sitting beside you says "Professor Smith is a very cold individual". You note, however, the Professor Smith smiles a lot when he teaches. When your roommate asks you about Professor Smith, you say he is an "icy" personality. This is an example of A) a cognitive dissonance effect B) reaction formation C) a primacy effect D) a recency effect E) social facilitation

To date, there is no universally effective, long-term psychological treatment for antisocial personality disorder (or psychopathy specifically). In many cases, particularly when a psychopath or an individual with APD commits a violent crime, confinement is the only form of long-term management. What ethical concerns with this come to mind, if any? Should society explore other methods to treat/manage psychopathy, or is confinement a reasonable approach in violent circumstances?