PSYC 3020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Limbic System, Amygdala, Prosocial Behavior
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They lack a conscience and feelings for others, they satisfy their own selfish needs by preying on others. Psychopathy: personality disorder defined by a collection of interpersonal, affective and behavior characteristics. They are dominant, selfish, manipulative, impulsive and anti-social. In alaska this is known as: kulangeta (someone who repeatedly lies and cheats) Assessment of psychopathy: psychopathy-checklist-revised (pcl): it is a 20 item scale that uses a semi- structured interview and a review of file information to assess the features of psychopathy. It is on a 3 point scale with a total out of 40 points. There are two factors: reflects the combination of interpersonal and affective traits, combination of unstable and socially deviant traits. They have found that the first factor is more strongly related to predatory violence, emotional processing deficits and poor treatment response whereas factor two is strongly related to reoffending, substance abuse, lack of education and poor family background. Impulsive and irresponsible behavioral style: self-report questionnaires.