~~~ Psychopathy

Question 1

What term was initially used to describe a syndrome that is now usually referred to as psychopathy?

a) Sociopathic personality
b) Antisocial personality disorder
c) Neurotic personality
d) Bipolar disorder

Answer 1

a) Sociopathic personality

Question 2

Cleckley 1941 identified how many core traits of psychopathy

A) 21

B) 5

C) 2

D) 16

Answer 2

A) 21

Question 3

over time, Cleckley 1941 identified traits were revised and reduced to how many psychopathy traits

A) 21

B) 5

C) 2

D) 16

Answer 3

D) 16

Question 4

why is the prevalence of psychopathy unknown

A) People with psychopathy are unaware of their condition.

B) No epidemiological studies have assessed this.

C) People with psychopathy often go undiagnosed.

D) Psychopathy is not considered a real disorder.

Answer 4

B) no epidemiological studies have assessed this.

Question 5

Recognizing the need for a reliable and valid assessment tool, Robert Hare (1980, 1991, 2003) made a major contribution by developing the

A) A 10-item Psychopathy Checklist

B) 20-item Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R).

C) A 30-item Psychopathy Inventory

D) A 15-item Psychopathic Personality Test

Answer 5

B) 20-item Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R).

Question 6

the 20-item Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) provides a way for clinicians and researchers to diagnose psychopathy on the basis of the

A) Hare criteria

B) Cleckley criteria

C) DSM-5 criteria

D) ICD-11 criteria

Answer 6

B) Cleckley criteria

Question 7

extensive research using the 20-item Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL-R) has shown that psychopathy can best be understood by considering

A) eight dimensions

B) two dimensions

C) ten dimensions

D) four dimensions

Answer 7

D) four dimensions