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| ⚫ | '''Psychopathy''' is a three-faceted ] disorder involving interpersonal, affective and behavioral characteristics: | ||
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| ⚫ | *interpersonally, psychopaths are manipulative, grandiose, egocentric and forceful | ||
| ⚫ | *affectively, they are shallow and non-empathetic; they do not experience empathy, guilt or remorse | ||
| ⚫ | *behaviorally, they are impulsive, irresponsible and sensation seeking. | ||
| ⚫ | In contemporary research and clinical practice, psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the Hare Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R), which is a clinical rating scale with twenty items. Each of the items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point scale according to specific criteria through file information and a semi-structured interview. Score 0 if the trait is absent, 1 if it is possibly or partially present and 2 if it is present. The item scores are summed up to yield a total score ranging from 0 to 40 which is then considered to reflect the degree to which they resemble the prototypical psychopath. A score greater than 30 supports a diagnosis of psychopathy. | ||
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| ⚫ | In contemporary research and clinical practice, psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the Hare Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R), which is a clinical rating scale with |
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| ⚫ | *glibness/superficial charm | ||
| ⚫ | *grandiose sense of self-worth | ||
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*need for stimulation/proneness to boredom | ||
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*parasitic lifestyle | ||
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*poor behavioral controls | ||
| ⚫ | *early behavioral problems | ||
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*lack of realistic, long-term goals | ||
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*juvenile delinquency | ||
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*revocation of conditional release | ||
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| ⚫ | *promiscuous sexual behavior | ||
| ⚫ | *multiple short-term marital relationships | ||
| ⚫ | *criminal versatility. | ||
| ⚫ | It should be noted that the test must be administered by a trained mental health practitioner under controlled conditions for it to have any validity. | ||
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Revision as of 00:20, 22 December 2005
Psychopathy is a three-faceted psychological disorder involving interpersonal, affective and behavioral characteristics:
- interpersonally, psychopaths are manipulative, grandiose, egocentric and forceful
- affectively, they are shallow and non-empathetic; they do not experience empathy, guilt or remorse
- behaviorally, they are impulsive, irresponsible and sensation seeking.
In contemporary research and clinical practice, psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the Hare Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R), which is a clinical rating scale with twenty items. Each of the items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point scale according to specific criteria through file information and a semi-structured interview. Score 0 if the trait is absent, 1 if it is possibly or partially present and 2 if it is present. The item scores are summed up to yield a total score ranging from 0 to 40 which is then considered to reflect the degree to which they resemble the prototypical psychopath. A score greater than 30 supports a diagnosis of psychopathy.
The items are as follows:
Interpersonal dimension
- glibness/superficial charm
- grandiose sense of self-worth
- pathological lying
- conning/manipulative
- lack of remorse or guilt
- shallow affect
- callousness/lack of empathy
- failure to accept responsibility for own actions
Affective dimension
- need for stimulation/proneness to boredom
- parasitic lifestyle
- poor behavioral controls
- early behavioral problems
- lack of realistic, long-term goals
- impulsivity
- irresponsibility
- juvenile delinquency
- revocation of conditional release
Behavioral dimension
- promiscuous sexual behavior
- multiple short-term marital relationships
- criminal versatility.
It should be noted that the test must be administered by a trained mental health practitioner under controlled conditions for it to have any validity.