Test 2 last lecture ainsleys notes

Question 1

what’s different in diagnosing Psychopathy versus all of: APD, CD, ODD

Answer 1

APD, CD, ODD are generally defined by behaviour

psychopathy is defined by both behaviour and emotional attributes
–> this also means it should be easier to pinpoint a cause if there is one

Question 2

relationship between APD and psychopathy

Answer 2

Psychopathy is a subclass of APD.

If APD was the flu, psychopathy is a specific kind

Question 3

how does the Yerkes Dodson law apply to psychopathy

Answer 3

a single neuron gets an input, an produces an output in proportion.

However, neurons are different, and sometimes after a certain point of input, the output changes

abuse–> survival condition –> not as big of a response to large abuse compared to someone else

threshold is different with everyone

Question 4

learning theory of psychopathy

Answer 4

aggression is learned after observing and doing it for yourself

• once you actually do the behaviour you change because you have actually learned it

Question 5

what theory of leaning relates to the study by Lykken (1957)? What is this study about

Answer 5

biological theory
conditioned participants to tone with shocks
measured sweat from skin of participants
- psychopaths don’t have as much of a response after being conditioned

theory? –> you need some kind of emotional response for conditioning to work (ex: study with rats and maze and drug that dampens emotions)