Psychopathy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSY352 Personality Final Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: The biggest limitation of correlational research is that __________. A) it only focuses on one individual in depth B) it does not indicate anything about causation C) it is unethical D) it is costly and time-consuming to conduct Answer: B) it does not indicate anything about causation Q: Which of the following is the best example of observer-report researc...

Forensic Psychology - ANSWER-A subfield of psychology in which basic and applied psychological science or scientifically-oriented professional practice is applied to the law to help resolve legal, contractual, or administrative matters What do forensic psychologists do? - ANSWER-psychologists who help courts make decisions about people when some question related to psychology is involved pre-adjudication - ANSWER-before the legal decision is made overlap of forensic with other fields + ...

personality disorder - ANSWER-an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture -this pattern is manifested in two or more of the following areas: --cognition (ways of perceiving self/others) --affectivity (emotional responses) --interpersonal functioning --impulse control psychopathy - ANSWER-antisocial personality construct impairments to ways you view and interact with the world can't be diagnosed until af...

Personality The sum of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others. Heredity A personality determinant that refers to factors determined at conception. Research shows this determinant is the strongest determinant of personality over other factors such as environment. Personality Traits When someone exhibits characteristics in a large number of situations and they are relatively enduring over time. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) The most widely use...

ant, criminal behaviour is internalised . Over-harsh superego- identifying with a severely harsh same sex parent, overactive superego, individual subconsciously desires punishment leading to criminal behaviour evaluate Freud's psycodynamic explanations of criminal behaviour - answer- demonstrates gender bias. Freud believed due to castration anxiety not pressuring girls to identify with their mothers, they were less likely to do so leading to criminal behaviour. This is wrong- prison stats...

AQA Psychology- Psychopathology Exam Questions and Answers What are the definitions of abnormality? -Answer--Statistical Infrequency -Deviation of social norms -Failure to Function adequately -Deviation from ideal mental health What is statistical infrequency? -Answer-Describes behaviour as normal or not based on the number of times we observe it. If the persons scores cluster around the average then they are considered 'normal' for that category. On either side of the average people...

FBS Final 2024 Exam Questions & Answers Why is it so difficult to properly evaluate the effectiveness of programs designed to treat psychopaths? - ANSWERSThey are skilled at manipulation Primary psychopaths who engage in repetitive antisocial behavior are called ________ psychopaths. - ANSWERScriminal The core behavioral dimension that reflects the interpersonal and emotional components, such as callousness and manipulation of others, is referred to as psychopathic factor I. - ANSWERS...

Psychological explanations: Psychodynamic • The inadequate superego - correct answer -Blackburn (1993) argued that if the superego is somehow deficient then offending behaviour is inevitable because the Id is given 'free rein' and not properly controlled • The inadequate superego: The weak superego - correct answer - Type of inadequate superego. If the same-gender parent is absent during the phallic stage, a child cannot internalise a fully formed superego as there is no opportunity fo...

CTM Tools Rated A+ 2024 Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) a. A list of twenty interpersonal, emotional and lifestyle traits and behaviors. i. True psychopaths have most or all of the traits. is the gold standard for measuring psychopathy. Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) a. 12-item tool derived from PCL-R b. Used on the general population. c. PCL-R used for prison populations. PCL:YV (Youth Version) a. Used for ages 12-18 i. Who should administer? ii. Min...

Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by _________________ . - ANS Descriptors if a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their behaviors? - ANS Behave as though others don't exist. Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all the behaviors below except for ________________ . - ANS repetitive utterances Terms previously used when referencing autism include all except which of the following: - ANS Cognitive disorder The term dissociable i...