PSYC 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Rating, Lust Murder, Psychopathy Checklist
16 Dec 2016
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Psychopathy: a personality disorder defined by a collection of interpersonal, affective, and behavioural characteristics, including manipulation, lack of remorse or empathy, impulsivity, and antisocial behaviours. They are dominant, selfish, manipulative, impulsive, and antisocial, who feel no remorse or shame. Psychopathic personality inventory-revised (ppi-r): a self-report measure of psychopathic traits: 8 content scales and 2 validity scales (to check for carelessness and positive or negative response styles) and measures fearless dominance and self-centred impulsivity. Self-report psychopathy scale (srp): a self-report measure of psychopathic traits: assesses psychopathic traits in community samples: erratic lifestyles, callous affect, interpersonal manipulation, and criminal tendencies. Antisocial personality disorder (apd): a personality disorder characterized by a history of behaviour in which the rights of others are violated: symptoms include: Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviours. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others. Sociopathy: a label used to describe whose psychopathic traits are assumed to be due to environmental factors.
