Psychopathy
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| '''Psychopathy''' and '''psychopathology''', is there a difference in contemporary [[criminology]]? Or are they all referred to now as [[antisocial personality disorder]]? The main interest for this wiki being [[fictional portrayals of psychopaths]]. We refer to ''[[The Mask of Sanity]]''. | '''Psychopathy''' and '''psychopathology''', is there a difference in contemporary [[criminology]]? Or are they all referred to now as [[antisocial personality disorder]]? The main interest for this wiki being [[fictional portrayals of psychopaths]]. We refer to ''[[The Mask of Sanity]]''. | ||
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| - | :To the creator of films as well as other forms of literature, the dark side of human nature has often proved more rich and interesting than the bright. Films and books on the lives of saints have not been as popular as murder mysteries and works of horror. While we may have no desire to experience them in our own lives, terrible deeds and evil people exert their perverse attraction on our psyches. We who consider ourselves moral and upright are often fascinated by the behavior of the pitiless, merciless, and guiltless psychopath. Like a magnificent black panther: powerful, dangerous, and alien, the psychopathic character can have a dark, perfect beauty that simultaneously attracts and repels us. --[http://www.gordonbanks.com/gordon/pubs/kubricks.html Gordon Banks ] | ||
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Psychopathy and psychopathology, is there a difference in contemporary criminology? Or are they all referred to now as antisocial personality disorder? The main interest for this wiki being fictional portrayals of psychopaths. We refer to 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 Mask of Sanity
- Criminology
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Sociopath
- Fictional portrayals of psychopaths
