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Psychopathy: what are fearless people afraid of? [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionHistorically, the distinction between primary and secondary psychopathy has focused on fear or lack thereof and limited anxiety symptoms. Individuals high in primary psychopathy traits often exhibit little or no anxiety or fear.
Carlos M. Coelho +10 more
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Psychopathy, adaptation, and disorder [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 In a recent study, we found a negative association between psychopathy and violence against genetic relatives. We interpreted this result as a form of nepotism and argued that it failed to support the hypothesis that psychopathy is a mental disorder ...
Craig eSheriff +5 more
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Nepotistic patterns of violent psychopathy: evidence for adaptation? [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2012 Psychopaths routinely disregard social norms by engaging in selfish, antisocial, often violent behavior. Commonly characterized as mentally disordered, recent evidence suggests that psychopaths are executing a well-functioning, if unscrupulous strategy ...
Daniel Brian Krupp +7 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 This study examined the associations between psychopathy dimensions (triarchic phenotypes and classical factors), empathy domains (cognitive and affective), and interoception (interoceptive attention and accuracy) while accounting for the putative role ...
Carlos Campos +4 more
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Dangerously Intelligent: A Call for Re-Evaluating Psychopathy Using Perceptions of Intelligence
Journal of Intelligence, 2023 Background: Primary psychopathy (i.e., unemotional and callous predisposition) is associated with career, educational, and general life success, whereas secondary psychopathy (i.e., impulsivity and risk-taking) relates to criminality, hedonistic ...
Sergio A. Silverio +2 more
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Clinical Impact of Psychopathy on Bipolar Disorder
Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives. Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with a significant burden due to affective symptoms and behavioral manifestations, but also cognitive and functional impairment.
Giuseppina Calabrò +8 more
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Is it good to be bad? An evolutionary analysis of the adaptive potential of psychopathic traits
Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2022 Although psychopathy is widely conceptualised as a mental disorder, some researchers question the maladaptive nature of psychopathy, and argue that it might be advantageous from an evolutionary point of view.
Ioana Ene +2 more
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Impact of Psychopathy on Moral Judgments about Causing Fear and Physical Harm. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Psychopathy is a personality variable associated with persistent immoral behaviors. Despite this, attempts to link moral reasoning deficits to psychopathic traits have yielded mixed results with many findings supporting intact moral reasoning in ...
Elise M Cardinale, Abigail A Marsh
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Consideration of future consequences (CFC) serves as a buffer against aggression related to psychopathy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Psychopathy is the most notorious trait in the Dark Triad, and it is strongly linked to many kinds of aggressive behaviors. However, not every individual who is characterized by psychopathy engages in aggression, which suggests that certain factors may ...
Yongping Zhao +3 more
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Identifying distinct profiles of impulsivity for the four facets of psychopathy.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Psychopathy comprises antagonistic personality traits and antisocial behaviors that are associated with critical outcomes for the individual and society (e.g., violent behavior).
Samuel J West +6 more
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