Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Psychopathy Diagnosed The introduction of psychopathy as a diagnosis may have been the result of the English Mental Health Act of 1959 that legally defined psychopathic disorder as a psychological disability requiring treatment that includes traits of aggressiveness or irresponsibility (Blackburn, 1988). The purpose of the legal definition of psychopathy was to differentiate between non-psychotic and psychotic criminals (Blackburn, 1988). However, the psychiatric field refuted this concept…

He was born to an alcoholic mother. It is proven that being subjected to alcohol as a fetus can cause issues with violent and aggressive behavior (Bartol & Bartol, 2014). After completing the Hare PCL Checklist, I was able to score Kenneth Bianchi with a score of 32. I gave him a 2 on everything except for many short-term marital relationships, juvenile delinquency, and revocation of conditional release. I could not find any information that he had…

Psychological Assessment Today I am presented with a 50 year-old white male, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. He is currently in FBI custody for the murder of 14 people, and attempted murder of three (Bruno, n.d.). Before his arrest, Dr. Lecter was a successful clinical psychiatrist. He interned at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated with his degree in medicine. He stayed in Baltimore, and established a private practice in the 1970s. His practice became highly renowned and…

When it comes to psychopathy, a lack of empathy is one of the most significant and well-known symptoms. However, prior to this study, there was very little information regarding the neurological deficits in people with psychopathy that contributed to lacking empathy. Until recently, psychopathy was widely considered as an untreatable illness. Identifying a pattern in the way individuals with psychopathy process empathy would not only point out malfunctioning areas of the brain, but also pave the…

Jack the Ripper, The Milwaukee Monster, Zodiac Killer, The Baby Farm Killer, Night Stalker, and The Freeway Killer are all notorious for committing heinous crimes. Their murderous acts and intense media attention has made them infamous. What lies beneath the surface and in the minds of these people are what “normal” people are curious about, what makes a person become so cruel and evil? Are killers born or created? The answers to these questions continue to be studied, however, it is clear…

Cleckley was an American psychiatrist best known for writing The Mask Of Sanity, a collection of 13 case studies expressing the various traits of psychopathy, however, it was written as if it were a novel, rather than a strictly scientific essay. The book’s introduction starts by introducing sanity as a flexible concept, and asks, “Do we not, as a matter of fact have to admit that all of us behave at…

that psychopaths do not have emotions. However, they do portray emotions, just in a narcissistic manner (Meloy, 1988). Interestingly, only 1% of the population consists of psychopaths. While genes do contribute a big part of the development of psychopathy, they are not the…

others downfall for their own enjoyment. Many people are unaware of the difference between a sociopath and a psychopath, while others are completely oblivious to what they actually are. Psychopathy is believed to affect approximately 1% of the general population, 15–25% of the male and female prison population (Hare, 1999, 2001). But what are psychopaths, and what are their developmental way of thinking? What causes a psychopath to react the way they do and why? Is there a way to detect a…

Soon, they unraveled Ted Bundy's dark secret; he was a killer without a conscience - a nightmare come true. Ted Bundy became the world's primary vision of a psychopath (Bell). Psychologist Robert Hale, the foremost expert of psychopathy, has estimated that one percent of the general population are psychopaths. Generally, psychopaths are known to be heartless killers and, therefore, a subject of great fascination because they go against numerous social norms (Cohen). Many known…

Being a social worker or counselor is the occupation that I have chosen. I chose the DVI test. This test would help me when I have clients that are court ordered to take a domestic violence test. This will assist me in helping to see where the client is having problems and try to prevent it if possible or let them know what treatment would be necessary for the client. I know that I will be working with all types of people, and I have chosen the DVI test which is a risk assessment tool and is…