Psychopathy (LSRP)
Psychology: Personality1 sample item
About this scale
Psychopathy is a personality disorder which can occur in non-institutionalised population. Psychopaths are also known as sociopaths. Psychopaths are often cruel, manipulative, lying, and impulsive. Psychopathy fascinates people, and it is easy to find video and audio clips on the web about this topic; some are listed below. Forensic psychologists are interested in understanding the criminal mind. According to Michael Stone, not all murderers are psychopath
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Levenson, M.R., Kiehl, K.A, Fitzpatrick, C.M. (1995). Assessing psychopathic attributes in a noninstitutionalized population. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68 , 151-158. | Miller, J.D., Gaughan, E.T., and Pryor, L.R. (2008). The Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale. An Examination of the Personality Traits and Disorders Associated With the LSRP Factors. Assessment, 15 , 450-463. | Sellbom, M. (2011). Elaborating on the construct validity of the Levenson self-report psychopathy scale in incarcerated and non-incarcerated samples. Law and Human Behavior, 35 , 440-451. | Nikolova, N.L. (2009). The Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised: Evaluation of Its Psychometric Properties, Incremental Validity, and Moderating Effects of Gender in a Correctional Sample. Dissertation retrieved from this link .
Psychopathy
Psychology Today: It is important to note that the vast majority of people with antisocial tendencies are not psychopaths.
James Fallon
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