Psycopathy Flashcards
Primary psychopathy
Dodgy personality and affect
Secondary Psychopathy
Disorganized lifestyle
Narcissism
Excessive interest in oneself
- decreases with age
- men typically measure higher (Wilson and Sebley)
Machiavellian
Manipulative and deceptive
Dark Triad
Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy
(Williams and Paulhus)
Dark Tetrad
Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy, Sadism
Sub-criminal Psychopaths
Stay on the right side of the law
Importance of psychopathy. It can…
Predict re-offending
Tells us that likelihood of committing crimes increases
Tells us if someone is harder to rehabilitate
Tells us that someone may have lower work performance
Psychopathy symptoms
Interpersonal
Shallow (Affective)
Impulsive (Behavioral)