The development of psychopathy
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The construct of psychopathy is conceptualized as a clinical entity that is fundamentally distinct from a heterogeneous collection of syndromes encompassed by the term `conduct disorder'. An account is provided of the development of psychopathy at multiple levels, namely ultimate casual (the genetic or social primary cause), molecular, neural, cognitive and behavioral, claiming that the genetic influence leads to the emotional dysfunction, and at the molecular level it remains unknown.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2006
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Temperament and developmental psychopathology
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Conceptual issues in relating temperament to psychopathology are discussed, including the disputed relation of temperament to personality in children. A potential integrative framework is discussed that links trait and biological markers of temperament (reactive, incentive-response tendencies) with regulatory processes, and this framework is utilized to highlight potential temperamental pathways to specific forms of psychopathology.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2006
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Deafness to fear in boys with psychopathic tendencies
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The study investigated the ability of boys with psychopathic tendencies to process auditory affect information. The results revealed that boys with psychopathic tendencies presented with a selective impairment for the recognition of fearful vocal effect.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2005
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