Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Almost 31 million Americans are affected by a serious personality disorder, the most common being Antisocial Personality Disorder. With social disorders one's characteristics are inflexible which may lead to distress in social, occupational, or other areas of one's life. Antisocial personality disorder affects around 4% of adults and those with the disorder have no respect for others, feel no remorse, become impulsive, belligerent, irresponsible, aggressive, and violent. Among the 15% of…

psychopathic tendencies. A psychopath is a person who does not feel guilt or shame (West 29). Iago is a “moral blank” (West 29). It is apparent that he lacks a conscience, and he does not regret his wicked deeds. This lack of guilt is a major sign of psychopathy (West 29). Iago almost completely lacks motive. The motives or excuses he does reveal are more like afterthoughts (West 29). He sees no wrong in his actions which is a very psychopathic quality. The fact that Iago has no shame is also an…

What makes a person cold hearted? The answer to that question may vary, but when it comes to serial killers, they tend to be heartless. Serial killers tend to be cold hearted because they do not show any sympathy toward the person they are killing. Both Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” and Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” are short horror stories that contain horrifying serial killers. Both of these stories contain unusual characters that have dark personalities and…

Based on Max’s behaviors he is labeled as a psychopath and diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Psychopathy, also referred to as sociopathy, “is traditionally defined as a personality disorder characterized by enduring antisocial behavior, diminished empathy and remorse, and disinhibited or bold behavior.” Max has been consistently in and out of multiply…

listening, watching, and reading the script…I loved it. The author/speaker’s purpose of this Ted Talk called “Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test” by Jon Ronson is to inform viewers of one important mental illness, psychopathy, and his personal experience with psychopathy. What Ronson did was tell his own story experience; that is what made this speech so incredibly entertaining and informative to me. Ronson’s first words in his speech are “The story starts…” to me, this is a real…

assume that psychopathy and sociopathy are the same disorders. While they are very similar there are key characteristics which make them different. These mental disorders are classified differently in the DSM-5 “The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders” in addition to that both are under the subgroup of antisocial personality disorder. It is common for both mental disorders to be used in the place of one another. Although there are significant distinctions between psychopathy…

There are some disorders that tend to work within killers ' minds (Brogaard). APD or Antisocial Personality Disorder is a frequent factor in many killers. This disorder is considered a “cluster B personality” and is closely related to psychopathy. Although, psychopathy is not a clinical diagnosis; neurologists believe it is a developmental disorder (Pemment). In the brain of the person who has this disorder, he or she does not have the correct judgement skills which, in return, can be…

In the short stories “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, both protagonists are unwillingly put into situations that could leave them dead. In Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, world-renowned big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford finds himself stranded on an island after falling overboard on a yacht in route to Rio de Janeiro. After reaching the shore, Rainsford follows footprints of a hunter he heard shooting a few moments before to find General…

II. Kennett, “Autism, Empathy and Moral Agency” Kennett claims that psychopaths are amoral most likely due to their lack of empathy which is also an impairment in individuals with autism. However, it does not seem to be the case that autistic individuals are also amoral. Kennett claims that “an examination of moral thinking in high-functioning autistic people supports a Kantian rather than Humean account of moral agency.” Kennett first looks at how empathy is characterized in psychological…

“We Need to Talk about Kevin” was released in 2011 is the film I chose for my film analysis. Out of the five films that I could choose from, I watched We Need to Talk About Kevin interested me the most and I acknowledged many interesting, and unique cinematic techniques that I was eager to talk about. The two minute sequence that I have chosen I felt was particularly interesting. In those two minutes of footage the personalities of Eva, Francis, Kevin and Celia are portrayed perfectly and…