We hope the popular media and, in turn, the general public will begin to recognize
psychopathic personality as an emotional disorder and relinquish the easy stereotype of psychopath - as - monster.
Some, but definitively not all, people who have had one or both disorder are at greater risk for antisocial or
psychopathic personalities as adults.
Not exact matches
When discussing the subject of guilt, it is well to bear in mind that an appreciable percentage of alcoholics comes from the clinical group known
as «
psychopathic personalities,» who are unable to experience either guilt or responsibility.
Evaluating the leader of Hamas, Khaled Mashal, «If we characterize Mashal
as someone with a
psychopathic personality, then we would expect him to feel omnipotent, fearless, to perceive others (particularly Israel)
as weak and vulnerable, and that his relationships revolve around games of «predator - prey,»» Neuman explains.
Yet
as we will soon discover, each phrase embodies a widespread misconception regarding
psychopathic personality, often called psychopathy (pronounced «sigh - COP - athee») or sociopathy.
For the Hong Kong study, the researchers measured a participant's level of
psychopathic tendency using a standard test known as the Psychopathic Personality Inventory, which helps identify traits such as Machiavellian egocentricity, blame externalization, carefree nonplanfulness, and cold h
psychopathic tendency using a standard test known
as the
Psychopathic Personality Inventory, which helps identify traits such as Machiavellian egocentricity, blame externalization, carefree nonplanfulness, and cold h
Psychopathic Personality Inventory, which helps identify traits such
as Machiavellian egocentricity, blame externalization, carefree nonplanfulness, and cold heartnedness.
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.
Assuming the three factor structure validated in previous research (callousness, uncaring and unemotional), results showed the expected associations of ICU scales and other
psychopathic and more general
personality traits,
as well
as with a wide range of external behavioral and psychosocial criteria.
Considering the relevance of the affective dimension of the
psychopathic personality in developmental and predictive models of youth conduct problems, the Inventory of Callous - Unemotional traits (ICU) has been developed
as a reliable and effective measure of callous — unemotional traits (CU) in childhood and adolescence.
Many of these children are violent and aggressive and
as adults are at risk of developing a variety of psychological problems and
personality disorders, including antisocial
personality disorder, narcissistic
personality disorder, borderline
personality disorder, and
psychopathic personality disorder.
While CU traits in children are thought of by some
as analogous to
psychopathic personality traits in adults, the relationship between these traits and the function of neurochemical systems may not be the same in child and adult populations.
These traits comprise low levels of guilt and shame, and a lack of empathy, and can be thought of
as the downward extension of the affective and interpersonal characteristics of adult
psychopathic personality traits [2].
Associations with early
personality and
psychopathic traits,
as well
as with a wide range of adolescent behavioral and psychosocial outcomes were examined, revealing the Stable high group
as exhibiting the highest risk profile.
Although some studies include the antisocial dimension
as a fourth dimension, the YPI assesses three dimensions: grandiose / manipulative (interpersonal), callous / unemotional (affective), and impulsive / irresponsible (behavioral)
psychopathic personality dimensions (Hare 1991).
About 15 % to 20 % of the criminal population is diagnosed
as having a
psychopathic personality (Hart and Hare 1997).
As hypothesized, three meaningful subgroups within the
psychopathic personality could be distinguished.