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The defining book of mental disorders is called the DSM-5 where psychopathic features are characterized by "''a lack of anxiety or fear and by a bold interpersonal style that may mask maladaptive behaviors (e.g., fraudulence).''" These features can be quantified by various psychometric tests including:
Psychopathy is a personality syndrome characterized by a constellation of traits that impact affect (e.g., impaired fear-processing, callousness), interpersonal relations (e.g., grandiosity, deceitfulness), and behavior (e.g., impulsivity, criminality). Psychopathy has been primarily examined in the criminal justice system, and is a robust predictor of criminal behavior, recidivism, violent behavior, and sexual aggression<ref>Henning, J., Wygant, D., & Barnes, P. (2014). Mapping the Darkness and Finding the Light: DSM-5 and Assessment of the “Corporate Psychopath”. ''Industrial and Organizational Psychology,'' ''7''(1), 144-148. doi:10.1111/iops.12123</ref>. These features can be quantified by various psychometric tests including:


* Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R)
* Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R)
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* Elemental Psychopathy Assessment (EPA)
* Elemental Psychopathy Assessment (EPA)


=== Cause ===
== Cause ==
In neuroscience it is thought that psychopathy is related to a dysfunction in the amygdala<ref>Weber, S., Habel, U., Amunts, K., & Schneider, F. (2008). Structural brain abnormalities in psychopaths a review. ''Behavioral Sciences & the Law,'' ''26''(1), 7–28.</ref><ref>Anderson, N. E., & Kiehl, K. A. (2012). The psychopath magnetized: Insights from brain imaging. ''Trends in Cognitive Sciences,'' ''16'', 52–60.</ref><ref>Blair, R. (2008). The amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex: Functional contributions and dysfunction in psychopathy. ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,'' ''363''(1503), 2557–2565.</ref>. This is a part of the brain which regulates emotions<ref>Fallon, J. (2013). ''The psychopath inside: A neuroscientist’s personal journey into the dark side of the brain''. New York: Penguin.</ref>.
In neuroscience it is thought that psychopathy is related to a dysfunction in the amygdala<ref>Weber, S., Habel, U., Amunts, K., & Schneider, F. (2008). Structural brain abnormalities in psychopaths a review. ''Behavioral Sciences & the Law,'' ''26''(1), 7–28.</ref><ref>Anderson, N. E., & Kiehl, K. A. (2012). The psychopath magnetized: Insights from brain imaging. ''Trends in Cognitive Sciences,'' ''16'', 52–60.</ref><ref>Blair, R. (2008). The amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex: Functional contributions and dysfunction in psychopathy. ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,'' ''363''(1503), 2557–2565.</ref>. This is a part of the brain which regulates emotions<ref>Fallon, J. (2013). ''The psychopath inside: A neuroscientist’s personal journey into the dark side of the brain''. New York: Penguin.</ref>.
=== References ===

Revision as of 08:09, 25 January 2022

Psychopathy is a personality syndrome characterized by a constellation of traits that impact affect (e.g., impaired fear-processing, callousness), interpersonal relations (e.g., grandiosity, deceitfulness), and behavior (e.g., impulsivity, criminality). Psychopathy has been primarily examined in the criminal justice system, and is a robust predictor of criminal behavior, recidivism, violent behavior, and sexual aggression[1]. These features can be quantified by various psychometric tests including:

  • Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R)
  • Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM)
  • Elemental Psychopathy Assessment (EPA)

Cause

In neuroscience it is thought that psychopathy is related to a dysfunction in the amygdala[2][3][4]. This is a part of the brain which regulates emotions[5].

References

  1. ↑ Henning, J., Wygant, D., & Barnes, P. (2014). Mapping the Darkness and Finding the Light: DSM-5 and Assessment of the “Corporate Psychopath”. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 7(1), 144-148. doi:10.1111/iops.12123
  2. ↑ Weber, S., Habel, U., Amunts, K., & Schneider, F. (2008). Structural brain abnormalities in psychopaths a review. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 26(1), 7–28.
  3. ↑ Anderson, N. E., & Kiehl, K. A. (2012). The psychopath magnetized: Insights from brain imaging. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 16, 52–60.
  4. ↑ Blair, R. (2008). The amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex: Functional contributions and dysfunction in psychopathy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 363(1503), 2557–2565.
  5. ↑ Fallon, J. (2013). The psychopath inside: A neuroscientist’s personal journey into the dark side of the brain. New York: Penguin.
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