CRIM 103 Lecture Notes - Fire People, Hervey M. Cleckley, Psychopathy Checklist
24 Feb 2013
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Hervey cleckley: coined the term psychopathy , overwhelmingly appeared to sane, very manipulative, did things for their own interest, but at the expense of others, can"t be trusted. Identified specific psychopath traits: developed test to identify traits (pclr psychopathy checklist revised) Antisocial personality disorder: a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others (dsm-iv-tr, triggered by environmental factors. Psychopathy: not a rec. mental disorder, 20 traits and behaviours typically viewed as negative by society, not considered mental health disorder. Grandiose (tend to brag, think they"re better than other people, very egotistic) Poor behaviour controls (get angry for no reason at all) Pathological lying (lie for no reason at all, lie for the sake of lying, very frequent lie, feel no shame when caught in a lie) Need for stimulation (anything that can be exciting to them)
