Diagnosing antisocial behavior and psychopathy

Purpose - Psychopathy and antisocial personality are controversial disorders with alternate behavioral and dynamic formulations. As such, diagnostic approaches are often fragmentary and inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to delineate the various conceptual parameters and to propose a compreh...

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Published in:Journal of criminal psychology 2014-03, Vol.4 (1), p.76
Main Author: Juni, Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggressiveness
Antisocial personality disorder
Behavior
Impulsivity
Medical diagnosis
Psychoanalysis
Psychopathology
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Summary:Purpose - Psychopathy and antisocial personality are controversial disorders with alternate behavioral and dynamic formulations. As such, diagnostic approaches are often fragmentary and inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to delineate the various conceptual parameters and to propose a comprehensive diagnostic approach. Design/methodology/approach - A model is presented based on the congruence and differences among various categories of psychopathic and antisocial personality disorders and their clinical manifestations. Diagnostic approaches are critiqued and evaluated. Specific assessment tools and measures are recommended based on referrals and symptomatology. Findings - Key factors of low frustration tolerance, poor social intelligence, aggression-driven psychopathy, sadism, and superego impairment are shown as central in the differential diagnostics of antisocial individuals. Originality/value - The model enables the differentiation of problematic behaviors which may appear similar but require different forensic, legal, diagnostic, and intervention strategies.
ISSN:2009-3829
2049-9388
DOI:10.1108/JCP-10-2012-0016