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| '''Psychopathy''' and '''psychopathology''', are terms in contemporary [[criminology]], [[psychiatry]], [[psychology]] and [[the media]] used for a [[severe]] form of [[antisocial personality disorder]]. A focus of this wiki are [[fictional portrayals of psychopaths]]. A good introduction to the subject is ''[[The Mask of Sanity]]''. | '''Psychopathy''' and '''psychopathology''', are terms in contemporary [[criminology]], [[psychiatry]], [[psychology]] and [[the media]] used for a [[severe]] form of [[antisocial personality disorder]]. A focus of this wiki are [[fictional portrayals of psychopaths]]. A good introduction to the subject is ''[[The Mask of Sanity]]''. | ||
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Psychopathy and psychopathology, are terms in contemporary criminology, psychiatry, psychology and the media used for a severe form of antisocial personality disorder. A focus of this wiki are fictional portrayals of psychopaths. A good introduction to the subject is The Mask of Sanity.
Psychopathology
Psychopathology is a term which refers to either the study of mental illness or mental distress, or the manifestation of behaviors and experiences which may be indicative of mental illness or psychological impairment.
Psychopathy
- Though in widespread use as a psychiatric term, psychopathy has no precise equivalent in either the DSM-IV-TR, where it is most strongly correlated with antisocial personality disorder, or the ICD-10, where it is correlated with dissocial personality disorder. --Jahsonic, Nov 2006
Psychopathy is currently defined in psychiatry and clinical psychology as a condition characterized by lack of empathy or conscience, and poor impulse control or manipulative behaviors. It is a term derived from the Greek psyche (soul, breath hence mind) and pathos (to suffer), and was once used to denote any form of mental illness, often being confused with psychosis.
See also
- The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901) - Sigmund Freud
- The Mask of Sanity
- Criminology
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Sociopath
- Fictional portrayals of psychopaths in film
- Fictional portrayals of psychopaths in literature
