Psychopathy

Question 1

What is the PCL-R?

Answer 1

A 20-item rating scale that uses interviews and a case-history review to assess: interpersonal, affective and behavioral features of psychopathy

Question 2

What is the PPI-R and the SRP

Answer 2

1. The PPI-R is a 154-tem test measuring 3 sub scales of psychopathy: fearless dominance, self-centered impulsivity and cold heartedness
2. SRP is a 64 item measure for pyschopathy looking at 4 scales: erratic lifestyle, callous effect, interpersonal manipulation and criminal tendencies

Question 3

What are some risk factors for psychopathy ?

Answer 3

• diagnosis of ASPD or CD
• Childhood abuse or neglect
• unstable and violent lifestyle

Question 4

What is sociopathy?

Answer 4

A person who has psychopathic traits are assumed to be due to environmental factors (is also not a DSM diagnosis)

Question 5

What are some factors that are measured on the PCL-R ?

Answer 5

1. Pathological lying
2. Manipulation
3. Emotionally shallow
4. Parasitic lifestyle
5. Poor behavioral control
6. Impulsivity

Question 6

What are some advantages and disadvantages of self-report measures?

Answer 6

Advantages:
- can measure unobservable emotions and attitudes
- easy to administer and score
- some measures cant detect if someone is lying
Disadvantages
- psychopaths often lie and are manipulative
- they may not have enough self awareness of their own emotions
- can be hard to report on emotions if they do not feel them

Question 7

What is the overlap between ASPD and psychopathy ?

Answer 7

• APD places more emphasis on antisocial behaviors than the psychopathy
• 80% of adult offenders are diagnosed with APD but 10-25% are classified as psychopaths

Question 8

What are two tests use to identify psychopathy in youth?

Answer 8

1. The APSD

2. The PC-YV

Question 9

What are the 3 dimensions of child psychopathic traits ?

Answer 9

1. Grandiose-manipulative (GM)
2. Daring-impulsive
3. Callous-unemotional (CU)

Question 10

What is the response modulation deficit?

Answer 10

States that psychopaths fail to use other environmental cues that are present during a dominant response set to modulate their behavior

Question 11

What was the main conclusion of psychopathy treatment ?

Answer 11

• early studies showed treatment caused higher rates of a recidivism

Question 12

What are a few approaches to treatment?

Answer 12

CBT, relapse prevention, inpatient treatment, working on communication skills, challenge their cognitive distortions, minimize their denail