PSYC 3310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Superficial Charm, Dangerous Offender
10 Dec 2016
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Forensic and legal psychology chapter 10: the psychology of risk assessment. Psychopathy is a personality disorder with interpersonal, affective, and behavioural traits. First described clinically by harvey cleckley, but accounts exist through history/cultures. Psychopathology this refers generally to the presence of mental illness. Psychosis this refers to forms of mental illness marked by hallucinations, delusions, intense mental distress. Sociopathy refers to those who were shaped by social forces. Focus of aspd is on behaviour; psychopathy includes interpersonal and emotional traits. Irritability: deceitfulness, reckless behaviour, lack of remorse. Personality disorder - collection of personality traits that are rigid and inflexible, lifelong. Pattern of behaviours, thoughts, and social relationships that deviate from societal expectations, may cause personal distress. Often don"t see self as having a problem, but may cause significant distress to friends, family, and coworkers. Not all people with aspd will have psychopathy. 60-80% of offenders in prison have aspd, while 15-25% have psychopathy.
