psychopathy

Question 1

What is psychopathy?

Answer 1

A collection of interpersonal, affective, and
behavioral characteristics
◦ Dominance, selfishness, manipulativeness
◦ Lack of remorse or empathy
◦ Impulsiveness
◦ Antisocial acts

Question 2

psychopathy as intrapsevies predtaors

Answer 2

prey on the same species

they are charming and manipulative

they can tell who is an easy taget

initimation and violence

few feelimgs for others

Question 3

is psychopathy the same as psychopathology

Answer 3

no

Question 4

is psychopathy stable over time

Answer 4

yes prob used to be a callous kid

very high stability

from 13-24 stable

traits can decrease

hv the largest change in teen yrs
BUT
- teens r already impulsive and mean and they can suck

Question 5

Descriptions of psychopathy exist in most cultures

Answer 5

Kunlangeta: Alaskan Inuit term for an individual
who lies, cheats, steals, does not contribute to the
group

• not joining hunt, not respondong to punsihmment, even the elders hate them

Question 6

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 6

: pervasive pattern of disregard for, and
violation of, the rights of others

stable

emerge in teen yrs or childhood

little guilt for actions

Question 7

Sociopath

Answer 7

a label used to describe a person who psychopathic traits are
assumed to be due to environmental factors

very rarre

not stuided a lot

similar to psychopathy BUT is not genetic

Question 8

psychopathy and apd

Answer 8

psychopathy would meet apd criteria but apd would not meet psychopathy criertia

Question 9

reptative crime and violence is higher for ppl with

Answer 9

psychopathy

Question 10

psychopathy=preadatory

Answer 10

not acting on emotion at ppl they know

they prey on ppl who they dont even know and are goal oriented not emoionally oriented

Question 11

Assessment of Psychopathy

Answer 11

Hare Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R)
◦ Semi-structured interview
◦ 20 items on a 3-point scale
◦ 2 = definitely applies, 1 = applies to some extent, 0 = does
not apply
◦ Total score ranges from 0 to 40
◦ Different features
◦ Interpersonal – manipulation, grandiosity
◦ Affective – lack of remorse, shallow emotions
◦ Behavioral – impulsivity, antisocial acts
◦ Factor 1 – interpersonal and affective features
◦ Factor 2 – unstable and socially deviant traits

Question 12

Assessment of Psychopathy

Answer 12

Arrogant and
Deceitful
Interpersonal Style

Deficient Affective
Experience

Impulsive and
Irresponsible
Behavioral Style

Antisocial Style

Question 13

Assessment of Psychopathy

Self-Report Measures

Answer 13

◦ Psychopathic Personality Inventory –
Revised (PPI-R)
◦ Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (SRP

Question 14

Downsides to Self-Report

Answer 14

Psychopaths often lie
◦ Psychopaths may not have sufficient
insight
◦ It may be difficult for psychopaths to
report on specific emotions

they can manipulate

Question 15

Validity Scales

Answer 15

can detect faking good and/or bad
◦ Can check for carelessness in
responding
◦ Can check for positive or negative
response styles

Question 16

factor analysis

Answer 16

many ppl fill out something ang see how data fall and see what needs to change where traits fall togrthrt

Question 17

factor 1 in more detail (psychopathy)

Answer 17

genetics

emotional processing

less sensitive ot negtaive faces

Question 18

factor 2 in more detail (psychopathy)

Answer 18

enrivonment

beyvaioir traits

possible risks

risk of reoffence

family backgrounf

lack of education

Question 19

problem w the assessment of psycopathy

Answer 19

takes so long and need clinican and need money

Question 20

how many factprs do we use for psychopathy

Answer 20

4

Question 21

why is self report good

Answer 21

fast

inexpensive

private info

learn how they think

Question 22

What causes
psychopathy?

Answer 22

Twin Studies: 29-69% of variability due
to genetics
Possible Family Factors
◦ Lower levels of parental warmth and
attachment
◦ Mother or father has criminal past
◦ Low family income
◦ Family disruption
◦ Physical neglect and/or abuse
◦ Sons with absent fathers

Question 22

Psychopaths in the
Community

Answer 22

Within company workplaces
◦ Unwarranted rumors, getting information on
others
◦ Do not tend to pull their weight
◦ Use manipulation and blame others for their
failures
◦ Can cause toxic work environments, bullying
◦ However: creative, strategic, strong
communication skills

Question 23

Wheeler, Book, &
Costello (2009)

(videotape of person walking )

Answer 23

University students self-
reported on previous
victimization
Second set of male
university students rated
vulnerability
Participants with higher
SRP were more accurate in
detecting victim
vulnerability

Question 24

Book et al. (2015)

(video of person talking)

Answer 24

Male university students with high PPI-R
videotaped describing a time when they did
something that should have made them
remorseful but did not
Other students then rate them on how genuine
they sounded
Higher scores on Factor 1 traits → more genuine
ratings

Question 25

Interrogating Psychopaths

problems

Answer 25

Try to outwit
interrogator

Enjoy being
focus of
attention

Attempt to
control the
interrogation

Not fooled by
bluffs

Attempt to
shock

Question 26

Interrogating Psychopaths

solutions

Answer 26

Ensure case
familiarity

Convey
experience and
confidence

Show liking or
admiration

Avoid criticism

Avoid
conveying
emotions

Question 27

Psychopathy in Youth

Answer 27

Measures have been developed for children and adolescents
◦ Children - Antisocial Process Screening Device (APSD)
◦ Adolescents – Hare Psychopathy Checklist Youth Version
◦ Callous unemotional, impulsivity, narcissism
Those who score high:
◦ More police contacts and conduct problems
◦ Criminal behaviors at younger age
◦ Engage in more violence and are at higher risk for reoffending
Potential for significant stigma in labelling at this age

Question 28

What comes
to mind when
people think
of the term
‘psychopath’?

Answer 28

serial killers/mass murders

fictional serial killers

ppl in their lives

politicians and celebtrities

they also said stuff like delucions and psyhosis and hallucinations

they said they were getting their facts from the media like tv nad movies

Question 29

Edens et al. (2005)

Answer 29

University students presented
with written descriptions of a
mock defendant in a murder
case
Described as either:
◦ Psychopath
◦ Psychotic
◦ No mental disorder

Question 30

Interventions for Youth

Answer 30

Adolescents and children more responsive to
treatment than adults
Children with callous-unemotional traits
◦ More likely to reject affection from mothers
◦ More likely to avoid eye contact
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
◦ Positive parenting strategies and positive
reinforcements
◦ Appears to increase empathy and decrease
conduct problems

Question 31

Cognitive Model of
Psychopathy

Answer 31

Response Modulation Deficit Theory:
psychopaths fail to use contextual cues
that are peripheral to a dominant
response
Explains why psychopaths fail to learn
to avoid punishment

Question 32

Affective Model of Psychopathy (lexical)

Answer 32

Perhaps psychopathy can be explained by a deficit in the experience ofcertain critical emotions

Lexical-decision task: measures how fast people classify stimuli as words or
nonwords

Words: Emotional: cancer Neutral: tree
Nonwords: Emotional: cercan Neutral: eter

results: non-psychopath=faster rxn time to words cancer and eter and would be able to determine cancer faster than tree bc the emotion part reaches us faster bc it is salient to a normal perosn

Question 33

why would psychopaths have positive traits

Answer 33

bc they have to be passed on through evolution some how

Question 34

is psychopathy personality a scale

Answer 34

yes

Question 35

in a mock jury if someone is lablled as a psychoptah then….

Answer 35

they are less creible and high risk

Question 36

intervention for yourh best age

Answer 36

best as young as possible like 5,6,7,8

Question 37

dominant response

Answer 37

like the reward

trophy

maybe pysical aggression