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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) | ||
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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>. | ||
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