Essays about: "psychopathic personality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words psychopathic personality.

  1. 1. The Structural Brain Correlates of Psychopathy and Violent Crime

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Zaynab Abas Hashmi; Wilma Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Psychopathy; Antisocial personality disorder; Violent crime; Magnetic resonance imaging;

    Abstract : Psychopathy is a frequently reported personality trait among violent offenders, and psychopaths have a higher rate of recidivism than inmates without psychopathic features. This systematic review aimed to investigate whether structural brain differences, measured with magnetic resonance imaging, are observed in violent offenders with psychopathy compared to violent offenders without psychopathy or healthy non-violent controls. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Evil Inside : A Systematic Review of Structural Differences in Psychopathy

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Diana Rehn Åstrand; Julia Vedin; [2023]
    Keywords : psychopathy; PCL-R; structural neuroimaging; prefrontal cortex;

    Abstract : The purpose of this systematic review was to characterize further the structural differences in the prefrontal cortex, limbic and paralimbic regions and amygdala alone in psychopaths. Psychopathy is a multifaceted personality disorder characterized by interpersonal and affective traits like lack of empathy, guilt or remorse, shallow affect, and carelessness, as well as behavioral traits such as impulsivity, and poor behavioral control. READ MORE

  4. 3. Psychopathic Personality Traits, Empathy, and Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotions

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Jessica Sundell; [2019]
    Keywords : Psychopathic personality; Psychopathy; Facal expression recognition; Empathy;

    Abstract : Psychopathic personality traits have been found to be associated with a variety of emotional deficits, including poor facial expression recognition, and reduced capacity to experience empathy. However, research has yielded conflicting results. READ MORE

  5. 4. Delinquency among adolescents with psychopathic traits in high-risk neighborhoods.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Laura Ibrahim; Adarshprit Kaur; [2018]
    Keywords : adolescents; delinquency; psychopathic traits; high-risk areas; gender differences; ungdomar; brottslighet; psykopatiska drag; högriskområden; könsskillnader.;

    Abstract : The study examine if there is a direct link between adolescents with psychopathic traits and delinquency, secondly if there is a direct link between neighborhood and delinquency. Gender differences were also examined as a control variable. The third aim is to look at the interaction between psychopathic traits and neighborhood on delinquency. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can Psychopathic Traits Predict Different Roles in Bullying: Perpetration or Victimization

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Daniel Backe; Johan Dankvardt; [2018]
    Keywords : Adolescence; bullying; psychopathy; antisocial personality; Ungdomar; psykopati; mobbning; personlighetsstörning;

    Abstract : Bullying and being a victim of bullying have serious consequences for adolescents. Why do adolescents bully others and why do some become victims, could it be because of their personalities or maybe even problematic personality traits. READ MORE