"Psychopathic tendencies" refers to certain behavioral patterns or characteristics that are associated with psychopathy, which is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy, remorse, and a tendency towards manipulating others. It indicates a person displaying traits such as being deceitful, impulsive, callous, and having a disregard for the well-being or feelings of others.
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In contrast, individuals
with psychopathic tendencies show decreased amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex responses to emotionally provocative stimuli or during emotional learning paradigms.
In search of genes associated with risk for
psychopathic tendencies in children: a two - stage genome - wide association study of pooled DNA
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 heartnedness.
Individuals with psychopathic traits are highly skilled at learning to lie when measured against others who do not
exhibit psychopathic tendencies, according to a new study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry.
We also review the literature
on psychopathic tendencies, a condition where the individual is at significantly elevated risk for both reactive and instrumental aggression.
In one study, «the number of books «liked» on Facebook profiles was negatively correlated with [psychopathy]-- a finding the authors suggested might indicate that an interest in books
contradicts psychopathic tendencies such as thrill seeking, impulsivity, and affect deficiencies,» reports Psychology Today.
For instance, a team out of Ohio State University has demonstrated that men in particular who post a ton of selfies are more likely to
display psychopathic tendencies.
Individuals with
psychopathic tendencies learn to lie more quickly than those without psychopathic traits, according to a new study of college students in Hong Kong.
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I'd never thought about Marston's actions being necessary for his survival as opposed to the
more psychopathic tendencies of other Rockstar characters.
Psych Central featured research from UBC's Okanagan campus that found people with
higher psychopathic tendencies are more likely to assault their romantic partners.
As predicted, mentalization played a moderating role, such that individuals with
increased psychopathic tendencies did not display increased proactive aggression when they had higher mentalizing capacities.
But according to the same research cited by BI, an obsessive interest in politics can actually be a sign of psychopathic tendencies
The goal of this article is to provide a selective and targeted review of the neuroimaging literature
on psychopathic tendencies and antisocial behavior and to explore the extent to which this literature supports recent cognitive neuroscientific models of psychopathy and antisocial behavior.
PsyBlog points to a «study [which] found that people with
psychopathic tendencies were less likely to yawn when they saw someone else yawning.»
«A predilection for tonic water or coffee, therefore, could indicate
some psychopathic tendencies in a person's personality.»
Probably no one was shocked when scientists demonstrated that those who post hate - filled comments and intentionally rile people up online tend to have
psychopathic tendencies.
Morbid Racism: Active racism combined with
psychopathic tendencies (usually possessed by a charismatic lead figure) lead to unspeakable evil that have occurred in history and which I am not very comfortable talking about.
The same study which noted a low resting heart rate as an indicator of kids becoming violent criminals also found that an overactive reward system is another sign of
psychopathic tendencies.
However, sometimes people with
psychopathic tendencies can mimic normal emotions, making it even harder to identify them.
By testing high - functioning individuals with either high or low -
psychopathic tendencies, the research could potentially be helpful in therapy and other types of psychological treatment.
Trouble is, Norman does not want a baby, thinking that being a homicidal maniac is a genetic trait that passes on from generation to generation, and he wants his mother's
psychopathic tendencies to end with him.
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your psychopathic tendencies.
According to a latest study,
these psychopathic tendencies can be detected in toddlers and babies.
There are two types of traits linked with
psychopathic tendencies or conduct disorder.
Neuburt showed how this can eventually lead to
psychopathic tendencies.
Feeling, caring, knowing: Different types of empathy deficit in boys with
psychopathic tendencies and autism spectrum disorder
A selective impairment in the processing of sad and fearful expressions in children with psychopathic tendencies
This is indicated by the comorbidities associated with CD / ODD, some of which appear to be mutually exclusive at the biological level (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] and
psychopathic tendencies).
We show that in individuals with
psychopathic tendencies, the functioning of the amygdala in stimulus - reinforcement learning and of the ventromedial frontal cortex in the representation of reinforcement expectancies is impaired.
Somatic markers and response reversal: is there orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction in boys with
psychopathic tendencies?
[jounal] Stevens, D. / 2001 / Recognition of emotion facial expressions and vocal tones in children with
psychopathic tendencies / Journal of Genetic Psychology 162: 201 ~ 211
[jounal] Fisher, L. / 1998 / Cognitive impairment and its relationship to
psychopathic tendencies in children with emotional and behavioral difficulties / Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 26: 511 ~ 519
Recognition of emotion in facial expressions and vocal tones in children with psychopathic tendencies
The Relationship Between Early Life Events, Parental Attachment, and
Psychopathic Tendencies in Adolescent Detainees.
[jounal] Blair, R. J. R. / 2001 / A selective impairment in the processing of sad and fearful expressions in children with
psychopathic tendencies / Jounal of Abnormal Child Psychology 29: 491 ~ 498