PSY3032 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pathological Lying, Reduced Affect Display, Nature Genetics
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ATS1262 Week 8 Psychopathy
What psychopathy is not?
Psychopathology
- Psychological disease, symptoms, etc.
Psychosis
- Psychological disease characterised by delusions, hallucinations and disordered
thinking (e.g., schizophrenia)
Dissociative Identity Disorder
-Formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder
History of Psychopathy
1801- Phillipe Pinel describes manie sans delire
-Cognitive functioning okay
-Affective (emotional) functioning faulty
1835- James Prichard renames the disorder moral insanity
-Morbid perversion of the natural feelings…. Moral dispositions, and natural
impulses.
History of Psychopathy
1942- Hervey Cleckley publishes – The Mask of Sanity
-Describing the newly named psychopath
1980= Robert Hare develops the Psychopathy Checklist
-20 item checklist of psychopathic characteristics based on Clackley’s findings
Sometimes referred to as….
Psychopathy
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Sociopathy
Some would argue:
othey are three distinct disorders
oany differences between these labels depend on who’s using them
Antisocial Personality Disorder (APSD) & Conduct disorder (CD)
Defined in DSM-IV
Focuses on Behaviour, rather than core Personality Traits
Associated with psychopathy but not equivalent
Conduct disorder (CD) in children: a repetitive and persistent pattern of
behaviour in which the basic rights of others or major age appropriate societal
norms or rules are violated (Aggression to people and animals, destruction of
property, deceitful or theft, serious violations or rules)
ASPD: “pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others
that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood”
Must be 18+ and show evidence of CD before 15, and must not present with
antisocial behaviour exclusively during course of schizophrenia or a manic
episode
Must present with at least 3 of the following: Failure to conform to social norms,
deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability and aggressiveness, reckless disregard for
safety of self or others, consistent irresponsibility, lack of remorse
Argued that this could describe many criminals
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Document Summary
Psychological disease characterised by delusions, hallucinations and disordered thinking (e. g. , schizophrenia) 1835- james prichard renames the disorder moral insanity. 1942- hervey cleckley publishes the mask of sanity. 20 item checklist of psychopathic characteristics based on clackley"s findings. Some would argue: they are three distinct disorders, any differences between these labels depend on who"s using them. Antisocial personality disorder (apsd) & conduct disorder (cd) Focuses on behaviour, rather than core personality traits. Aspd: pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood . Must be 18+ and show evidence of cd before 15, and must not present with antisocial behaviour exclusively during course of schizophrenia or a manic episode. Must present with at least 3 of the following: failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability and aggressiveness, reckless disregard for safety of self or others, consistent irresponsibility, lack of remorse.
