SOCIOL 4508 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Neurosurgery, Psychopathy Checklist, Impulsivity
15 Apr 2018
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2/3 of prisoners have antisocial disorder, but only 1-2% are psychopaths. Sociopaths more likely associated with antisocial personality disorder / issues behavioral / many can be considered. Psychopaths need to have the affect dimension. Arrogant, shameless, immoral, impulsive, antisocial, superficial, alert, self-assured, boastful, callous, remorseless, charming, irresponsible: this is the poisonous mix of traits that make up the psychopathic personality. Psychopaths file in and out of jails and mental institutions, inadequately classified as criminals, misfits, addicts, or alcoholics. Psychopaths also sit in corporate boardrooms or function as scientists or physicians or in any number of respectable capacities. They are all legally competent (cid:894)k(cid:374)o(cid:449) right fro(cid:373) (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g, (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t plea i(cid:374)sa(cid:374)ity(cid:895). No(cid:374)e of the(cid:373) (cid:862)hears (cid:448)oi(cid:272)es(cid:863) or displays a(cid:374)y psy(cid:272)hosis. But they are all headed for big trou(cid:271)le i(cid:374) a lifelong string of disasters that could run the gamut from financial ruin to murder. Video in class tommy lynn sells (psychopath) raped and killed a lot of people.
