Personality & Psychopathy Flashcards
Why should we be interested in psychopathy
Predicts re-offending
Psychopaths break the law differently to other offenders
What is psychopathy associated with
- Start younger, spend more time in prison, worse behaviour in prison
- commit more offenses, more violent offenses, bigger variety of offenses
What is primary Psychopathy
dodgy personality affect
What is secondary psychopathy
Disorganised lifestyle
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder
Closest relative to psychopathy in the DSM
What is the dark triad
- Psychopathy
- Machiavelism
- Narcisism
What are 3 groups of psychopathy symptoms
- Interpersonal, behavioural, affective
What are sub criminal Psychopaths
Higher functioning psychopaths
- Egocentric, callous & manipulative
- Manage to stay on the right side of the law
- Succeed at others expense
Narcissism
Pathological level of self-involvement become a disorder when it affects how you live your life
Characteristics of narcissism
- Lack of affect
- No concern over morality
- Low idealogical commitment
Interpersonal psychopathy characteristics
Arrogant, callous, manipulative
Affective psychopathy characteristics
Shallow, irritable, no remorse
Behavioural psychopathy characteristics
Parasitic, impulsive, irresponsible
Characteristics of Machiavellian personality
- low affect
- no concern for morality
- not mentally unwell (bad not mad)
- Low commitment
How do we measure psychopathy
Psychopathy Checklist, based on records and interview (completed by assessor, not subject)
