PSYC-337 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex, Truancy, Testosterone
20 Nov 2018
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History of psychopathology: manie sans d lire (pinel) o mania without frenzy o cruelty, irresponsibility, immorality o antisocial actions without signs of mental illness o 1800s, moral insanity (pritchard) o failure to abide by societal norms o maybe they were mentally ill, psychopathic inferiority (koch) o genetic strains producing flaw in personality o psychopaths were evil, spiritually and genetically o late 1800s early 1900s. The mask of sanity: hervey cleckley (1941) o hallmark book that specified the clinical characteristics of true psychopaths o superficial charm and average to above average intelligence key features o provided global ratings of psychopathy based on clinical accounts of the disorder. Psychopathy v. sociopathy: sociopathy o habitual criminal offender that has not been properly socialized o repetitive offenders, unreceptive to treatment, rehabilitation, prison o apd was called sociopathy in dsm up until 1968, psychopathy o discernable cluster of psychological, interpersonal, and neuro physiological features.
