Psychopathy Flashcards
characteristics of psychopathy
lacks sympathy, erratic, unstable, lyrin
antisocial
below average IQ
when can you diagnose psychopathy?
when you’re 18
don’t wanna label young ppl (you can change)
causes of psychopathy
biological influence
environmental experience (severe abuse, traumatizing brain)
two different kinds of psychopaths
primary psychopath
purely genetic, weak behavioural inhibition system (does not fear punishment, low levels of anxiety)
secondary psychopath
environmental causes, overactive behavioural inhibition system, experiences fear and anxiety
heterotypic continuity
symptoms of psychopathy manifests in different ways in different age stages
Childhood: difficulty connecting and playing with peers
Adolescents: disregard for the effect antisocial behaviour has on victims
Adulthood: inability to understand emotional needs of partner
Equifinality
different psychopathy pathways, lead to one outcome
Multifinality
one pathway, lead to multiple outcomes
development of psychopathy
manifests at early age
stable across life course
both behavioural and personality characteristics
Cleckley’s psychopath
“Mask of Sanity”
16 symptoms of psychopathy personality disorder
based on his own clinical experiences
Robert Hare’s psychopath
focused on prison inmate samples
clinicians wrote down all traits, behaviours, etc
arrived at 22 symptoms
psychopathy checklist: youth version (PCL:YV)
interpersonal
affective
lifestyle
antisocial
Comprehensive Assessment Psychopathy Personality (CAPP)
self
cognitive
dominance
behavourial
emotional
attachment
attachment dimension of the CAPP
detached (remote, distant, cold)
being alone, doesn’t open up, emotionally disconnected
uncommitted (unfaithful, disloyal)
actively doing bad things to ppl they’re close to
unempathetic (Cruel, callous)
“I’m not them, idk how they feel”
uncaring (inconsiderate, thoughtless, neglectful)
ignore or fail to help those in need
criticisms of CAPP
needs more research
self domain not as reliable
lack of behaviour anchors
lengthy process of assessment
how applicable are certain measures?
