Chapter 6 - Psychopathy

Question 1

primary psychopath

Answer 1

true psycho

Question 2

Secondary psychopath

Answer 2

Not a real psychopath - emotional instability stemmed from abuse and rejection

Question 3

Dyssocial Psychopath

Answer 3

not a real psycho - learned antisocial behavior from families or gangs

Question 4

Sociopath

Answer 4

Less mild version of psychopath - displays ASPD

Question 5

ASPD vs Psychopaty

Answer 5

Always includes criminal behavior - not always a psycho

Question 6

Psychopathy vs ASPD

Answer 6

May not be criminal - almost always has ASPD

Question 7

Facet 1

Answer 7

Interpersonal - way of interacting with others
1) Superficial Charm
2) Grandiose
3) Pathological lying

Question 8

Facet 3

Answer 8

Lifestyle - Behavior and temperament
1) Needs stimulation
2) Parasitic lifestyle
3) Impulsive
4) Irresponsible

Question 8

Facet 2

Answer 8

Affective - Lack of affection/emotions
1) Lack of guilt
2) Emotionally shallow
3) Lack of empathy
4) Doesn’t accept consequences of actions

Question 9

Triarchic Model

Answer 9

Boldness, Meanness, Disinhibition

Question 10

Boldness

Answer 10

Fearless, can negotiate, remains calm

Question 11

Meanness

Answer 11

No empathy or attachment to others, feels empowered through cruelty

Question 12

Disinhibition

Answer 12

Impulsiveness, cannot regulate emotions

Question 13

Recidivism

Answer 13

tendency to return to offending after being released from prison

Question 14

Child psychopathy symptoms

Answer 14

hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention, learning problems

Question 15

Cleckley psychopathy symptoms

Answer 15

16 characteristics of psychos

Question 16

Robert hare symptoms

Answer 16

Thinks it’s more complex than cleckley

Question 17

Items that don’t fall into facets

Answer 17

1) sexual behavior
2) multiple short marriages

Question 18

Scale of Hare’s PCL-R

Answer 18

20 items scaled on 0-2
30+ is psycho
under 21 - not a psycho

Question 19

PCL-R Criticism

Answer 19

Gender bias - symptoms are different in women

Question 20

Which gender has more psychopaths

Answer 20

men

Question 21

Risk factor of child psychopathy

Answer 21

Poverty, depressed mother, convicted parents, childhood abuse and neglect

Question 22

Psychopathy across lifespan

Answer 22

stable from age 7-24 - criminally active until 40

Question 23

Left hemisphere responsibilities

Answer 23

Linguistic processing, self-inhibition

Question 24

Emotional paradox

Answer 24

when someone can talk about an emotion they cannot experience (seen in psychopaths)

Question 25

Right hemisphere responsibilities

Answer 25

Understanding and communicating emotions

Question 26

Left-hemisphere activation hypothesis

Answer 26

deficits in left hemisphere

Question 27

Hemispheric asymmetry

Answer 27

imbalance in hemispheres - often seen in psychopaths

Question 28

Lykken’s Fearlessness Model

Answer 28

suggests that psychopaths have a low fear and anxiety rate - leads to psychopaths committing criminal behavior

Question 29

Hare’s Hypoemotionality Model

Answer 29

Cannot experience full emotions - emotional deficits increasing chances of crime

Question 30

Newman’s Response modulation model

Answer 30

Explains impulsive behavior - struggle to adjust behavior

Question 31

Hostile attribution bias

Answer 31

Seeing other’s actions as aggressive even if they were accidental (bumping into someone)

Question 32

Baumeister’s threatened egotism model

Answer 32

Aggressive is pride is hurt (grandiose and narcissistic)

Question 33

Treatment odds for adult psychos

Answer 33

Not very responsive

Question 34

Treatment odds for juvenile psychos

Answer 34

More likely to respond better to treatment