Personality Disorders Flashcards
What are the different personality disorders in DSM-5 Cluster B?
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Broderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
According to Birnbaum (1909), sociopathy is antisocial behaviour that is…
social in origin.
DSM-5 refers to psychopathy as a specific form of…
Antisocial Personality Disorder.
What is a psychopath?
Someone with a lack of guilt, remorse and empathy for anyone.
Sociopaths may feel remorse or empathy for…
friends or family.
Cleckley’s (1976) ‘The Mask of Sanity’ categorises psychopathic criteria into…
Positive adjustment
Behavioural deviance
Emotional-interpersonal deficits
Hare’s (2003) Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PLC-R) is the…
most widely used and validated measure of psychopathy.
_________ is a general feature of psychopathy, with psychopaths brains being _____ _______ and lacking ______.
Under-arousal; less responsive; adrenaline.
Low activity in the _____ _____ is common in psychopaths.
limbic system
Recent research by Meffert et al (2013) suggests psychopaths have an…
“empathy switch”.
What are common backgrounds for serial killers?
Head injuries
Unstable homes
Absence of love and nurturing relationships
Bed wetting, fire starting and animal abuse
How can psychopathy be treated?
Treating psychopaths makes them more likely to re-offend. It teaches them more ‘skills’ to use.
