The mask of sanity: An attempt to clarify some issues about the so -
called psychopathic personality (5th ed.).
The mask of sanity: An attempt to clarify some issues about the so -
called psychopathic personality.
Not exact matches
Persons with immature or malformed superegos (
called «character disorder» or «
psychopathic personalities» in traditional psychiatric language) need a different type of growth and therefore a different approach to therapy.
Yet as we will soon discover, each phrase embodies a widespread misconception regarding
psychopathic personality, often
called psychopathy (pronounced «sigh - COP - athee») or sociopathy.
Within this broadly antisocial group, the most severe subgroup is the so -
called psychopaths, who have core
psychopathic personality traits such as ruthlessness, callousness, and remorselessness.