Psychopaths Flashcards
A personality disorder defined by a collection of interpersonal, affective, and behaviour characteristics, including manipulation, lack of remorse or empathy, impulsivity, and antisocial behaviour
Is the definition of what?
Psychopathy
Psychopaths have been called _________ predators
Intraspecies
What is the most popular method of assessing psychopathy in adults?
Hare psychopathy checklist-revised (PCL-R)
The hare checklist is a –item rating scale that uses a ———- structured interview and ——– of file information to assess——-( grandiosity, manipluatitivness) ——–( lack of remorse, shallow emotions) and ——–( impulsivity, anti social personality)
20 Semi structured Review Interpersonal Affective Behavioural
What are the two most widely use self reports scales are called what?
Psychopathic personality inventory- revised
Self report psychopathy scale
A personality disorder characterized by a history of behaviour in which the rights of others are violated
Antisocial personality disorder
** begins in early childhood or early stages of adolescence and continues into adulthood *****
What are some of the symptoms a person with anti social personality disorder have ?
Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviours
Deceitful ness
Impulsivity and failure to plan ahead
Lack of remorse
Reckless disregard for the safety of self or others
It is proposed that ——-manifest similar traits as psychopaths but develop these traits as a result of poor parenting and other environmental factors, whereas psychopaths are genetically predisposed to a temperament that makes them difficult to socialize
Is a definition of what?
Sociopathy
Nearly all the psychopathic offenders meet the diagnostic criteria for apd, but most offenders diagnosed with apd are psychopaths
True/ false
False. Not all apd are psychopaths
With respect to the insanity defence, a diagnosis of psychopathy does fulfil mens rea and acts Reus
True/ false
False. Fulfils the men’s rea but not actus Reus
The tend act for forensic experts to be biased towards the side ( defence or prosecution) that hired them
Is the definition of what?
Adversarial allegiance
* more with prosecution, professionals giving higher pcl- r scores**
Psychopathy violence tends to be —— in nature and is motivated by identifiable goals carried out in an —— and calculated manner with the — context
Predatory
Callous
Emotional
* pyschos are more likely to target strangers and be motivated by revenge it material gain **
In terms of sexual offenders, offenders that commit—— are the most psychopathic
Sexual homicide
People who are sexually aroused by fantasies, urges, or acts of inflicting pain, suffering or humiliation on another person is a definition of what ?
Sexual sadism
The assumption s that psychopathy does not suddenly appear in adulthood but instead gradually develops from various environmental and biological antecedents
True/ false
True
Observer rating scale to assess psychopathic traits in children
Is called?
Antisocial process screening device
** designed for assessing the precursors of psychopathic traits in children **
Scaled designed to measure psychopathic traits in adolescence is a definition of what ?
Hare psychopathy checklist youth version (PCL:YV)
***** measures adolescents between the ages 12 and 18 **
When it comes to dealing with psychopaths as a police officer, what would be the best way to interrogate the suspect ?
Show liking or admiration Avoid criticism Avoid conveying emotions Show confidence and experience Be vary familiar with the case
Name two models that have been proposed to be a cause in the development of psychopathy
Response modulator deficit theory
Amygdala dysfunction theory
A theory that suggest that psychopaths fail to use contextual cues that are peripheral to a dominant response set to modulate their behaviour
Is a definition of what?
Response modulation deficit theory
What has research showed about treating people who suffer from psychopathy? Is it a disorder that is easy to treat?
It was shown that treatment can make a psychopathic person worse. It does show that adolescent psychopaths are more likely to be accepting of treatment
According to the hare checklist, each item is scored on a 3 point scale.
1 indicates that the item ——- applied to the indvidual
2 indicates that it applies to ——-
0 indictates that the symptom definitely ——
Definitely does apply
Applies to some extent
Symptom definitely does not apply
Initial factor analyses of the PCL-R indicated that it consisted of town correlated factors. Factor – reflects the combination of interpersonal and affective traits. Factor — is a combination of unstable and socially deviant traits.
Factor 1- more related to predatory violence,emotional processing deficits, poor treatment response
Factor 2 - reoffending, substance abuse, lack of education, poor treatment response
