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Is psychopathy a disorder or an adaptation? [PDF]
In a recent article in Frontiers in Evolutionary Psychology, Krupp et al. (2012) propose that (1) psychopathy is associated with nepotism and therefore (2) psychopathy is not a disorder but an evolutionarily based life strategy. In this commentary, we will address these two points, and outline an alternative evolutionary theory.
Liane eLeedom, Linda Hartoonian eAlmas
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Psychopathy is a condition that has long captured the public imagination. Newspaper column inches are devoted to murderers with psychopathic features and movies such as No Country for Old Men and We Need to Talk About Kevin focus on characters who are exceptionally cold and callous. Psychopathy is in fact a personality disorder characterised by lack of
Viding, Essi+2 more
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The Relationships Between Facets of Emotional Intelligence and Facets of the Dark Triad. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Investigations of the Dark Triad traits and trait emotional intelligence (EI) have not closely examined potentially meaningful relationships among these traits at the facet level. The goal of this study was to examine these associations in greater detail by assessing the relationships between factors of trait EI and facets of the Dark Triad ...
Trahair C+3 more
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Psychopathy and Mortality [PDF]
AbstractIt is not known how mortality differs between psychopathic and nonpsychopathic individuals. We linked data from subjects having been in forensic mental examinations at Niuvanniemi Hospital during 1984–1993 to the data from the National Death Registry to estimate the association between psychopathy and mortality.
B A Hannu Kautiainen+5 more
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ABSTRACTBackgroundIn popular culture, Mafia members are often portrayed as ruthless, callous and remorseless, but there is no empirical research on their personality traits.AimsThe goal of this research was to examine levels of psychopathic traits among Mafia members who have been convicted of a criminal offence.MethodsThe Psychopathy Checklist‐Revised
Adriano Schimmenti+3 more
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Author Correction: Psychopathy [PDF]
Contains fulltext : 237526.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)
Stephane A. De Brito+8 more
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Delineating Psychopathy from Cognitive Empathy: The Case of Psychopathic Personality Traits Scale
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+3 more
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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+3 more
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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+4 more
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Cluster analysis of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy in the General Population [PDF]
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+5 more
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