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-'''Psychopathy''' and '''psychopathology''', were terms used in contemporary [[criminology]], [[psychiatry]] and [[psychology]] nowadays categorized as [[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 used 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 ==

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Psychopathy and psychopathology, are terms used 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.

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