Unmasking Cleckley's psychopath: assessing historical case studies.
Personal Ment Health
; 10(2): 142-51, 2016 05.
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| ID: mdl-26931520
The current study investigated original case descriptions of psychopathy (Cleckley, 1941) in relation to current conceptualizations and general personality traits. Attorneys, forensic psychologists and clinical faculty members completed ratings of psychopathy and personality after reading vignettes based on Cleckley's descriptions of a psychopath. The results suggest that professionals' ratings are consistent with current conceptualizations of psychopathy. Furthermore, the five-factor model (FFM) personality traits of the vignettes aligned with the current literature on the FFM and psychopathy (i.e. low neuroticism, conscientiousness and agreeableness). The results further supported that a general trait model, like the FFM, may be well suited to describe the underlying personality traits of psychopathy. Gender differences were also examined.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personalidad
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Determinación de la Personalidad
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Trastorno de Personalidad Antisocial
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Personal Ment Health
Año:
2016
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido