Chapter 6 - Psychopathy

Question 1

Psychopathy

Answer 1

viewed as a syndrome forged mainly by biological, genetic, or psychological factors

Question 2

Interpersonal Symptoms

Answer 2

indicators of a person’s characteristic style of interacting with other people (INTERpersonal - INTERacting)

Question 3

Affective Symptoms

Answer 3

indicators of a person’s emotional responses and feelings (affective - affectionate)

Question 4

Behavioural Symptoms

Answer 4

indicators of a person’s observable and characteristic manner of behaving (behavioural - behaving)

Question 5

Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)

Answer 5

clinical assessment instrument developed to evaluate the relative presence of psychopathic symptoms

Question 6

Sociopathy

Answer 6

viewed as a syndrome forged primarily by social forces and early experience

Question 7

Dissocial Personality Disorder

Answer 7

mental disorder that corresponds to the construct of psychopathy

Question 8

Subcriminal Psychopath

Answer 8

individual who displays the symptoms of psychopathy but whose behaviours have not brought him or her into formal contact with the criminal justice system

Question 9

Fearlessness Model