Hare Psychopathy Checklist

The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) implemented in correctional settings as a screening tool assessing a variety of institutional misconduct. Antisocial features (ANT), aggression (AGG), and violence potential index (VPI) are the PAI scales used to categorize potential aides in inmate misconduct. Any misconduct or undesirable behavior from inmates threatens the safety and security of any correctional institution. But when addressing the factors that contribute to such behaviors,…

In “Distortions of mind perception in psychopathology,” Gray, Jenkins, Heberlein and Wegner investigated the effects of psychopathology on social perception. Rather than compartmentalizing different disorders, as is often done when studying psychopathological conditions, this study wanted to consider these disorders differently, but not independently. Therefore, the researchers decided that a 2-dimensional model of mind perception was an effective way to compare and contrast the effect of these…

Antisocial Personality Disorder According to Mayo Clinic, antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a mental disorder in which victims of it may ignore the rights, wrongs, and feelings of someone. People who are antisocial are not found to be delusional and they do not hallucinate, or have any other cognitive issues, in most cases. Symptoms of APD are being disrespectful, mischievous, arrogant, dishonest, stealing and sometimes not showing empathy toward others. These symptoms create a…

Dark Triads and relationship outcomes Name: Goh Cheng Hooi UIU ID: 300331688 Subject: Research Method 377 Dateline: 6/3/2015 Lecturer: Mr Lim Dark triad has 3 distinctive personality traits; narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopath which are inter-correlated. This group of people tends to be manipulative, admiration seeking, high self sense of importance, and insensitive in social context. These personality traits are maladaptive and destructive which resulting the dark triads less…

Brian Koslow, a professional guest speaker and an author, states, “If you nurture your mind, body and spirit, your time will expand, you will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.” In other words, if people want to become a better person, they will condition themselves into becoming one. In the film, Max, led by a fictional character named Max, exposed a defiant story about Adolf Hitler’s journey into leading many Germans into abominating the Jewish community. When…

Introducing Personality Disorders Personality is a combination of an individuals thoughts, feelings and behaviors. It is what defines a person in this world and it develops a reputation for an individual. Whether this is a desired reputation or not, it is developed from day one. An individual with a personality disorder may uphold a reputation that the majority of society would characterize as undesired. Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), is a specific disorder that has been extensively…

Psychopaths are misunderstood in societies across the world, which is perhaps why so many of them end up in prisons, or worse, as our corporate leaders. Media portrayal clashes with psychologists’ efforts to dispel misconceptions and restrains stakeholders, like parole officers or colleagues of psychopathic leaders, from understanding how to prevent the destruction that psychopaths can potentially cause. However, the first step in effectively improving how we interact with psychopaths is…

Incarceration rates within the United States are among the highest in the world, but when sentences come to an end, offenders are released back into the community. As hundreds of thousands of offenders are released from prison each year, the stigma of being an ex-prisoner results in a multitude of obstacles, such as housing, employment, and relationships (Plante, 2015). Because reintegration back into the community can be such a difficult process, attention needs to be given to reentry barriers…

When professor Dalgish gave us this subject, some of the things were passed in my mind instantly. During four weeks, I took prof. Geiling and Prof. Dresser’s classes. Prof Geiling was talking about psychology and mental diseases by what modern people suffered. Prof. Dresser taught us about Christianity and who Jesus is, and why he does matter us. Personally, I have some experiences to attend services and learning about Jesus before, but the psychology was a completely brand-new to me; thus I…

from any other disease. When reading this paper, keep in mind that we cannot judge these people with mental illnesses, but rather further understand who they are or why they do what they do. Psychosis and Psychopathy Many don’t understand the big differences between psychosis and psychopathy. The root word, “psych” or “psycho” is from the Greek word for mind or…