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Psychopathy, adaptation, and disorder [PDF]

, 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, Daniel Brian Krupp, Daniel Brian Krupp, Grant eHarris, Lindsay A. Sewall, Martin L. Lalumière   +5 more
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Psychopathic tendencies are selectively associated with reduced emotional awareness in the context of early adversity.

PLoS ONE, 2022
It is unclear at present whether psychopathic tendencies are associated with lower or higher levels of emotional awareness (EA). Given that psychopathy includes a proficiency for manipulating others, one might expect an elevated ability to identify and ...
Ryan Smith, Anne E Chuning, Colin A Tidwell, John J B Allen, Richard D Lane   +4 more
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Prevalence of psychopathy in a community sample of Spanish adults: Definitions and measurements matter

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
The main objective of this work is to examine the prevalence of psychopathy in the general adult population from the main currently existing theoretical perspectives of psychopathy, using for this purpose the five-factor or Big Five model as a common ...
Ana Sanz-García, María Elena Peña Fernández, María Paz García-Vera, Jesús Sanz   +3 more
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Nepotistic patterns of violent psychopathy: evidence for adaptation? [PDF]

, 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 ...
Craig eSheriff, Daniel Brian Krupp, Daniel Brian Krupp, Daniel Brian Krupp, Grant T. Harris, Lindsay A. Sewall, Lindsay A. Sewall, Martin L. Lalumière   +7 more
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Delineating Psychopathy from Cognitive Empathy: The Case of Psychopathic Personality Traits Scale

European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, 2018
There is an ongoing debate regarding the content of psychopathy, especially about the status of antisocial behavior and disinhibition characteristics as core psychopathy features.
Janko Međedović, Tara Bulut, Drago Savić, Nikola Đuričić   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural, item, and test generalizability of the psychopathology checklist - revised to offenders with intellectual disabilities [PDF]

, 2010
The Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) is the most widely used measure of psychopathy in forensic clinical practice, but the generalizability of the measure to offenders with intellectual disabilities (ID) has not been clearly established.
Alexander, R., American Psychiatric Association., Bentler, P.M., Catrin Morrissey, Christine Michie, Cleckley, H., Cleckley, H., Clive Hollin, Cooke, D.J., David Cooke, Department of Health., Embretson, S., Forth, A.E., Hambleton, R.K., Hare, R.D., Hare, R.D., Hart, S.D., John L. Taylor, Kline, R.B., Morrissey, C., Samejima, F., Skeem, J., Thissen, D., Todd Hogue, Vitacco, M.J., William R. Lindsay, World Health Organisation.   +26 more
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Psychopathy and Decision-Making: Antisocial Factor Associated With Risky Decision-Making in Offenders

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Psychopathy is a personality development disorder increasing the risk of antisocial behavior. Studies on the relationship between psychopathy and decision-making have received limited attention and the result of studies is mixed. A present study examines
Xiaoqiang Yao, Fenghua Zhang, Fenghua Zhang, Tingting Yang, Tao Lin, Ling Xiang, Ling Xiang, Fuming Xu, Fuming Xu, Guanrui He   +9 more
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Cluster analysis of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy in the General Population [PDF]

Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
People with high levels of psychopathy cause damage to interpersonal relationships, being also found in the general community. Therefore, it is necessary to explore how this trait manifests in the general community.
Ariela Raissa Lima-Costa, Ana Deyvis Santos Araújo Jesuíno, Leilane H. B. Chiappetta-Santana, Lucas Dannilo Aragão Guimarães, Fernanda Otoni, Bruno Bonfá-Araujo   +5 more
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The role of psychopathic traits among intimate partner-violent men: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [MINECO-17-PSI2016-77484-P]; Foundation for the Promotion of Applied Scientific Research and Technology in Asturias [BP13-134, BP14-153]; Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport [FPU 13 ...
Fernández Suárez, Asunción, Herrero Olaizola, Juan Bautista, Juarros Basterretxea, Joel, Pérez, Beatriz, Rodríguez Díaz, Francisco Javier   +4 more
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Psychopaths Online: The Linguistic Traces of Psychopathy in Email, Text Messaging and Facebook

Media and Communication, 2018
Individuals high in psychopathy are interpersonally manipulative, exhibit callous affect, and have criminal tendencies. The present study examines whether these attributes of psychopathy are correlated with linguistic patterns present in everyday online ...
Jeffrey T Hancock, Michael Woodworth, Rachel Boochever   +2 more
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