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Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 2009 and covers research in personality psychology. [1] The current editor-in-chief is Joshua D. Miller, PhD. [2]
The triad was first proposed by psychiatrist J. M. Macdonald in "The Threat to Kill", a 1963 article in the American Journal of Psychiatry. [1] Small-scale studies conducted by psychiatrists Daniel Hellman and Nathan Blackman, and then FBI agents John E. Douglas and Robert K. Ressler along with Ann Burgess , claimed substantial evidence for the ...
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a personality disorder defined by a chronic pattern of behavior that disregards the rights and well-being of others. People with ASPD often exhibit behavior that conflicts with social norms, leading to issues with interpersonal relationships, employment, and legal matters.
The response modulation hypothesis is an etiological theory which argues that psychopathy is an attention disorder, and is not caused by an inherent lack of empathy or fear. [1] It posits that when psychopaths focus on a particular goal, they are unable to shift their attention to peripheral signals or cues if they are unrelated to the main goal.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Mental health disorder Not to be confused with Psychosis, Psychopathology, Psychic, or Sycophancy. "Psychopaths" and "Psychopath" redirect here. For other uses, see Psychopath (disambiguation). "Sociopathy" and "Sociopath" redirect here. For another usage of these terms, see antisocial ...
The word undersocialized was used in order to avoid the negative connotations of psychopathy, but was commonly misinterpreted to mean that the child was not well socialized by parents or lacked a peer group. Also, the operational definition failed to include dimensions that could reliably predict the affective and interpersonal deficits in ...
Social Behavior and Personality is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering social, developmental, and personality psychology with a strong focus on how these topics link with the areas of health, education and organizations. It was established in 1973 and is published by Scientific Journal Publishers.
When diagnosing psychopathy, the MMPI-2's Psychopathic Deviate scale is considered one of the traditional personality tests that contain subscales relating to psychopathy, though they assess relatively non-specific tendencies towards antisocial or criminal behavior.