Psychopathy

questions, it seems that the test creators were unable to incorporate any sort of validity scale which would mitigate test-taker bias and increase the test’s reliability. As demonstrated in the MMPI, a well-recognized test utilized for measuring psychopathy, validity scales are questions designed to “detect content responsive faking (e.g., faking good or faking bad) as well as content non-responsivity (randomly responding)”, (Burke, 2007, p. iv). Without these validity scales, the test has no…

behaviour such as empathy (Ebstein, Israel, Chew, Zhong & Knafo, 2010), however both genetics and environment have been shown to effect empathy levels (Knafo, Zahn-Waxler, Van Hulle, Robinson, & Rhee, 2008). Paulhus and Williams, (2002) banded Psychopathy, Narcissism and Machiavellianism to form ‘The dark Triad’ a set of three personality traits that entail behaviour tendencies toward self-promotion, aggressiveness and socially malevolent character. The dark triad was scrutinized against ‘The…

At any given moment, we potentially face a vast amount of choices that require decisions based on what course of action we would consider to be right or wrong in the circumstances and often, these choices may differ significantly from person to person. What drives the decision-making process on moral judgements, that is judgements made on actions or characters that draw on values integral to our identity (Haidt, 2001), is the focus of this essay. The relationship between individual yet stable…

The discerning terrorist thoroughly considers his objectives and choices, making a money saving advantage examination. He looks to figure out if there are not so much unreasonable but rather more powerful approaches to accomplish his target than terrorism. To survey the danger, he measures the objective's guarded capacities against his own abilities to assault. He quantifies his bunch's abilities to manage the exertion. The fundamental inquiry is whether terrorism will work for the coveted…

Lying to deceive others is innate to human nature since the existence of mankind. Human beings, on average, tell one to two lies a day beginning at the age of two (Vitelli, 2013). A central question of mankind yet to be answered is how do we know when someone is lying? This question is greater emphasized in a courtroom setting. Court systems rely on eyewitness accounts therefore credibility is a main concern (Schauer, 2009). Lawyers worry about misperceptions and fudging from both parties; but…

As Buddha once said, “the mind is everything. What you think, you become.” Can your childhood really be so bad that you get gratification out of killing innocent people? Does attention mean that much to someone? Is sexual pleasure really that important? These questions are popular when it comes to understanding the brain of serial killers. A serial killer is someone who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with a cooling-off period between murders (“56”). Your…

Signature behavior and modus operandi (MO) are the two tools used by Forensic psychology to identify unknown offenders who commit violent crimes. Signature behavior is an action by an offender that is not necessary to complete their crime. They are images and reproduction of the individual’s lifestyle, personality and evolving practice of the offender. These actions fulfils their emotional and psychological desires when they commit criminal behaviors. All offenders have a Modus Operandi…

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…

Public speaking tends to be the most nerve-racking situation for most people, especially when it is in front of a large audience. What is the root of this fear? Messing up. The fear that causes shaky voices, sweaty palms, and nervous vomit is simply the fear of making a mistake and everyone witnessing that mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, a simple slip of the tongue; after all we are only human. That human nature is precisely why we do everything in our power to minimize the chance of verbal…

mental diseases in different ways. However, a full evaluation of him on the basis of one action as it is cannot be made as his tendencies over a longer period of time are unknown. If episodes like this one had been recurrent in Montresor’s life, psychopathy and his literal genomic makeup would be to blame. Conversely, a sporadic event caused by a period of difficult life circumstances would brand him a sociopath. It can clearly be seen within the story that he appears to be afflicted by one of…