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Psychopath |
used to describe a person who demonstrates a discernible cluster of psychological interpersonal and neurophysiological features that distinguish them from the general population |
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psychopath features |
lack of empathy/conscience lack of impulse control manipulative behavior no mental illness |
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3 categories of psychopath |
primary psychopath secondary psychopath dissocial psychopath
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primary psychopath |
true psychopath- identifyable psychological, emotional, and biological features that distinguish them from the general population -not neurotic, or emotionally disturbed -no mental illness, outgoing & charming |
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secondary psychopath |
commits antisocial or violent acts because of severe emotional problems or inner conflicts. -consistent w/ media image of violent killer, acts out disturbing thoughts |
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dissocial psychopath |
aggressive antisocial behavior that they learned from their subculture -gangs, family, peers |
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sympathetic nervous system |
responsible for activating or arousing individual for fight or flight before or during fearful or emergency situations |
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sympathetic nervous system in psychopaths |
does not activate properly, doesn't react sufficiently to stressful stimuli or- parasympathetic system springs into action faster in psychopaths remain cool an composed in emergencies low arousal |
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childhood of psychopath |
hard to study lax parenting styles contribute hesitant to label children as psychopaths developmental factors could influence family difficulties-neglect, abuse hyperactivity, low impulse control
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% of male prison population determined to be psychopaths |
25-30% |
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other condition of males in prison |
anti-personality disorder |
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incompetent to stand trial |
inability to understand legal proceedings, be able to assist in own defense, unable to understand what is happening to them(dusky v ohio) |
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Insanity defense |
says that the mens rea (guilty mind) was not present at the time of the crime, defendant was unaware of what they were doing |
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Irresistible impulse test |
recognizes or assumes people may realize the wrongfulness of their conduct, be aware of what is right or wrong in a particular circumstance,but still powerless to do the right in the face of overwhelming pressure from uncontrollable impulses. |
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use of irresistible impulse test |
used when McNaghten rule alone cannot cover circumstances since it requires the person did not know right from wrong |
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insanity defense reform act |
prohibits experts from giving ultimate opinions about the sanity of defendants -shifted BOP from prosecution to the defendant -shifted BOP from beyond a reasonable doubt to clear and convincing evidence |
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major types of schizophrenia |
Disorganized-incoherence, disorganized thought Catatonic- sever disturbances in movement Paranoid- dillusions and hallucinations usually auditory Undifferentiated- have symptoms but cannot be classified Residual- periods of sch. episodes with some reoccuring symptoms |
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type of schizophrenia most associated with criminal behavior |
paranoia |
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banduras major models for behavior |
those significant persons in the social environment that provide cues for how to do something. I.e parents, teachers, siblings, friends, peers, athletes, celebrities book characters, video game characters, movie personas |
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4 categories associated with criminal behavior |
Schizophrenia Paranoid disorders Mood disorders APD |
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Schizophrenia |
-Hallucinations -Delusions -Inappropriate emotion -Disorganized speech -Disorganized behavior
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Paranoid disorders |
person has one or more non-bizzare delusions that persist for at least one month suspicions of others conspiracy theories |
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Mood Disorders |
major depressive disorder extreme depression Bi-polar disorder
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APD |
continuous violation of rights of others and norms of society impulsive, reckless, aggressive |
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criminal insanity |
legally determined that he was so mentally disordered at the time of the crime that the person should not be held responsible |
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criminal insanity success |
used in 1% of cases, effective 1 % of the time it is raises .01% effective rate
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racial differences psychopathy |
black males are less impulsive then white males other than that there are no real differences in traits |
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gender differences in psychopathy |
fewer than males (15%) in incarerated populations tendancy to be sexually promiscuous less aggressive and violent lack of realistic long term goals |
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juvenile psychopathy |
labeling juveniles as psychopathic is frowned upon can cause developmental issues children in abusive homes, hard to research |
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psychopath personality factors |
charm pathological lying lack of remorse or guilt lack of empathy impersonal sex life/ relationships lack of goals impulsive no mental illness manipulative |
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APD essential features |
patterns of disregard for others and rights of others failure to conform to social norms repeated law breaking deceitfulness impulsivity /failure to plan ahead irritability and aggressiveness disregard for safety of others/irresponsibilty
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brain waves |
Alpha- deep relaxation-8-12 C/s Beta-Normal waking though 24 C/s theta- light sleep 4-7 c/s delta- deep sleep >4 c/s |
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brain waves in relation to psychopaths |
adult psychopaths spend more time in slow wave patterns-lower levels of stimuli and arousal 49-58% of adult psychopaths have abnormal EEGs
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hemisphere asymmetry |
psychopaths have a disconnect between hemispheres in brain -deficient language processing rely more on nonverbal communication on complex language tasks |
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PCL-R |
assesses the effective, interpersol,behavioral, and social deviance facets of criminal psychopathy from various sources criminal populations used to develop it |
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PCL-R score needed to be a psychopath |
above a 30 |
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Problems with treating/studying psychopathy |
not recognized as a mental illness not responsive to treatment programs |
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semantic aphasia |
words spoken by psychopaths are deviod of emotional meaning "know the words but not the music" |
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NGBRI |
he or she was so mentally disorders at the time of the crime that the person isn't held responsible |
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Guilty but mentally Ill |
holds the defendant blameworthy for the offense but recognize the presence of a mental disorder that needs help
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M'Naghten Rule |
right from wrong test- defandent must prove that at time of crime they didnt know what was right from wrong |
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Durham Rule |
Product test Not responsible if defendants unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect. |
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Brawner/ALi rule |
Not responsible if at time of conduct, he lacks substantial capacity to appreciate wrongfulness of conduct or lacks capacity to conform his conduct to the requirements of law (substantial capacity test) |
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Insanity defense reform act |
if as a result of mental disease or retardation, he was unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct at the time of the offense |
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Most recognized defense |
McNghten rule |
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mental illness and crime |
in general, mentally ill/disordered persons are not more likely to commit crime than the general population unless they have a history of violence with command hallucinations |
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delusional disorders |
presence of non bizarre delusions that persist for at least a month. believable and not to far fetched angry, suspicious of others conspiracytheories |
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mental illness and crime |
no proof different from general popluation |
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depressive disorders and crime |
depression may be associated with delinquency, especially in teenage girls. lack of caring for what happens to them role in school killings, mass murders, work violence, suicide by cop |
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iatrogenic multi-personality disorder |
physicians can accidentally cause MPD by misinterpreting behaviors and classifying someone wrong...leading to patients believing they have the disorder |
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dissociative identity disorder |
the existence within one person, of two or more personalities that recurrently take control of behavior |
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Tarasoff case |
therapist duty to warn individual of possible harm or danger from that may result from patient has changed to duty to protect through indirect means Importance of risk assessment and risk factors of patients. |
