Lecture 17 - Psychopathy

Question 1

Antisocial Personality Disorder (DSM)

Answer 1

Disregard for and violation of right of others

Law breaking, recklessness, aggressiveness, lack or resmorse

Question 2

Psychopathy

Answer 2

APD:DSM + glibness, grandiosity, superficial charm, and shallow affect

Question 3

What score is needed on Hare’s Revised Psychopathy Checklist for diagnosis of Psychopathy?

Answer 3

26+ out of 40

Question 4

Causes?

Answer 4

Interaction between genetics with prenatal and/or early childhood environmental influences

Question 5

Neuroscience shows…

Answer 5

evidence of a brain basis linked to atypical responses in the parts of the brain that respond to fear/distress emotional displays (emotional/cognitive link)

Question 6

Psychopaths fails to do what?

Answer 6

Distinguish between the malleability of conventional and moral rules (think moral rules are just as malleable)

Question 7

Psychopaths don’t understand moral emotions

Answer 7

Intentional harm not linked with emotional guilt

Question 8

Psychopaths don’t show what?

Answer 8

Arousal to distress