Psycopathy Flashcards

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Primary psychopathy

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Dodgy personality and affect

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Secondary Psychopathy

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Disorganized lifestyle

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Narcissism

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Excessive interest in oneself
- decreases with age
- men typically measure higher (Wilson and Sebley)

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Machiavellian

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Manipulative and deceptive

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Dark Triad

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Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy
(Williams and Paulhus)

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Dark Tetrad

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Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy, Sadism

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Sub-criminal Psychopaths

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Stay on the right side of the law

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Importance of psychopathy. It can…

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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

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Psychopathy symptoms

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Interpersonal
Shallow (Affective)
Impulsive (Behavioral)

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