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Class 12: Psychopathy Flashcards

1
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Define personality

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a pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that makes a person different from other people

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What is 4 things a personality can be influenced by?

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  1. inherited characteristics
  2. experiences
  3. surroundings
  4. life situations
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Define personality disorder

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A pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that departs from cultural expectations, causes problems in functioning, and lasts overtime

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Define Paranoid personality disorder and 2 results of the disorder on the individual.

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Characterized by a pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of the motives of others

  1. Often assume others will harm or deceive them
  2. Reluctant to confide in others or become close to them.
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Define Schizotypical personality disorder and 1 result of the disorder on the individual.

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Characterized by a pattern of acute distortions in thinking or perception and eccentric behaviour
1. May entertain odd beliefs

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Name two personality disorders identified in the DSM-5.

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  1. Paranoid Personality Disorder

2. Schizotypical Personality Disorder

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Is Psychopathy in the DSM-5?

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No

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Define Psychopathy by its two features/ symptom categories.

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A personality disorder that is marked by

  1. interpersonal/affective traits and
  2. Social deviance features
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9
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What have psychopaths been referred to as?

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Intraspecies predators since they seek out vulnerable victims to use for their own benefit

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How is psychopathy generally assessed?

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Psychopathy checklist revised (PCL-R) for which a person can be scored as a 0, 1, or 2. If the individual receives a score of 30 (on 20 questions) they are “diagnosed” as a psychopath.

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What are the 2 facets of Interpersonal/Affective of Psychopathy?

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  1. Interpersonal

2. Affective

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What are the 2 facets of Social Deviance of Psychopathy?

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  1. Lifestyle

2. Antisocial

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What are the 4 symptoms of the Interpersonal Facet of Psychopathy?

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  1. Glibness/Super Charm
  2. Grandiose self-worth
  3. Pathological Lying
  4. Conning/Manipulative
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What are the 4 symptoms of the Affective Facet of Psychopathy?

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  1. Lack of remorse/guilt
  2. Shallow affect
  3. Callous/Lack of empathy
  4. Failure to accept responsibility for actions
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What are the 6 symptoms of the Lifestyle Facet of Psychopathy?

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  1. Need for stimulation/prone to boredom
  2. Parasitic lifestyle
  3. Lack of realistic long-term goals
  4. Impulsivity
  5. Irresponsibility
  6. Promiscuous
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What are the 6 symptoms of the Antisocial Facet of Psychopathy?

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  1. Poor behavioural controls
  2. Early behavioural problems
  3. Juvenile delinquency
  4. Revocation of conditional release
  5. Criminal versatility
  6. Many, short-term marital relationships
17
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Which of psychopathy and psychosis are eligible for “insanity”

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Only psychosis. Psychopathy is not currently eligible for “insanity”

18
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Define subclinical psychopaths

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People who score high on dimensions measured in community-based setting of self report measures

19
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What percent of the male population (over 18) are psychopaths?

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1%

20
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What percentages of male prisoners are psychopaths?

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15%-25% of total and 78% of violent offenders

21
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How much more likely are psychopaths to be released early?

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2.5X

22
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How much more likely are psychopaths to be reincarcerated after release?

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3X

23
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How heritable is psychopathy?

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64% in boys and 49% in girls

24
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What is one environmental factor of psychopathy?

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Socio-economic status

25
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Name 3 physical symptoms of psychopaths?

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  1. Less anxious
  2. Lower HR
  3. Lower Stress Response
26
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What is the Galvanic Response and is it higher or lower in Psychopaths?

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Changes in sweat gland activity and Lower

27
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What is operant conditions?

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Consequences of actions changes future behaviour.

28
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Define empathy

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Response that is induced by the perception of another person’s affective/emotional state

29
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What is a mirror neuron?

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A neuron that fires when one observes another person’s feeling

30
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What part of the brain does not activate in psychopaths?

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The amygdala

31
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What part of the brain is used to recognize the portrayal of emotions?

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Fusiform Gyrus

32
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Define in pseudopsychopathy

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Damage to the orbitofrontal cortex which results in symptoms similar to that of psychopaths

33
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What is the blue area?

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Orbitofrontal cortex

34
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What is the pink area?

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Dorsolateral Cortex

35
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What are the blue and pink areas a part of?

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The Prefrontal Cortex

36
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What else (unrelated to psychopathy) is the orbitofrontal cortex responsible for?

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processing of smells

37
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Name one gene that is effected in psychopathy.

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MAOA which is responsible for creating enzymes that degrade monoamines NTs

38
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What is Brunner Syndrome?

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A genetic disorder caused by a MAOA mutation that leads to a MAOA deficiency. This syndrome has similar symptoms to psychopaths (impulsive behaviour, hyper-sexuality, extreme mood swings, tendency towards violence)

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