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- Psychopathy is a neuropsychiatric disorder marked by deficient emotional responses, lack of empathy, and poor behavioral controls, commonly resulting in persistent antisocial deviance and criminal behavior.
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Jul 1, 2012 · The term psychopathy refers to a personality disorder that includes a cluster of interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial traits and behaviors. 1 These...
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Psychopathy is a clinical construct defined by a constellation of interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial traits and behaviours. The most widely used instruments for its measurement are the Psychopathy Checklist—Revised and its derivatives. Psychopathy is conceptually similar to ASPD; however, at the measurement level, the former places...
Dr Hare receives royalties from the sale and use of the PCL instruments.
La psychopathie est vue communément comme étant un trouble de la personnalité défini par un groupe de traits et de comportements interpersonnels, affectifs, liés au mode de vie, et antisociaux, notamment la mégalomanie, l’égocentricité, la tromperie, les émotions superficielles, l’absence d’empathie ou de remords, l’irresponsabilité, l’impulsivité,...
Abstract. This chapter explores the methodological issues for the study of psychopathy. We divide the chapter into four main sections. The first section provides a definition of psychopathy. Here we elaborate on some of the conceptual differences found in views of psychopathy.
Mar 1, 2022 · Psychopath. It is a term that tends to conjure images of violent criminals or public figures capable of heinous or egregiously selfish acts on a broader scale. Yet the reality of this condition is far more nuanced than these stereotypes hold. While it is true that people with the condition display a range of disconcerting tendencies—including ...
Oct 1, 2001 · The first, Conceptual Contributions, focuses on the construct of psychopathy, how it differs from the DSM-IV diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, and its different manifestations in children and adults. The Hare checklist, a key assessment tool for the psychopathy construct, is reviewed in detail.
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Oct 23, 2017 · Summary. The modern concept of psychopathy has evolved from the work of Hervey Cleckley. There are several tools available for assessing psychopathic traits in individuals. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is completed on the basis of semi-structured interviews and information held on file. Variants of the PCL-R have also been developed.
Dec 1, 2009 · Abstract. Résumé. Psychopathy is commonly viewed as a personality disorder defined by a cluster of interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial traits and behaviours, including grandiosity, egocentricity, deceptiveness, shallow emotions, lack of empathy or remorse, irresponsibility, impulsivity, and a tendency to violate social norms.
