Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Frontal Lobe, Insanity Defense, Psychopathy Checklist

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Type of personality, must destroy and then rebuild. Altering the light from one extreme to another. To hold them for as long as possible. Individuals with mental illness are more likely to be arrested more often. Individuals with mental illness are more likely to get caught. Individuals with mental illness are more likely to plead guilty. A personality disorder defined by a collection of interpersonal, affective, and behavioural characteristics, including manipulation, lack of remorse or empathy, impulsivity, and anti social behaviours. Descriptions of psychopathy exist in most cultures. Hares psychopathy checklist revised: most popular method of assessing psychopathy in adults. Ranked on a scale, *perfect score = 40* Currently psychopathy is a 2 factor model o o. A personality disorder characterized by a history of behaviours in which the rights of others are violated: need to display 3 or more symptoms. Almost all psychopaths can be classified as having apd. The person is at least age 18.