Dr. Robert D. Hare is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and a world-renowned expert in psychopathy. He studied psychopathy in the prison system and authored several books and more than one hundred scientific articles on the subject. https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/robert-hare/ In the 1970s, he developed the Hare Psychopathy Checklist to assess the presence of psychopathy in individuals.
Elements of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist
The updated Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is a diagnostic tool used to rate a person’s psychopathic or antisocial tendencies. It is made up of a list of 20 elements. A prototypical psychopath would receive a maximum score of 40, while someone with absolutely no psychopathic traits or tendencies would receive a score of zero. A score of 30 or above suggests psychopathy.
https://www.cbc.ca/doczone/m_features/the-hare-psychotherapy-checklist
Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)
- Glib and Superficial Charm
- Grandiose (Exaggeratedly High) Estimation of Self
- Need for Stimulation or Proneness to Boredom
- Pathological Lying
- Conning and Manipulativeness
- Lack of Remorse or Guilt
- Shallow Affect (Superficial Emotional Responsiveness)
- Callousness and Lack of Empathy
- Parasitic Lifestyle
- Poor Behavioral Controls
- Sexual Promiscuity
- Early Behavior Problems
- Lack of Realistic, Long-Term Goals
- Impulsivity
- Irresponsibility
- Failure to Accept Responsibility for Own Actions
- Many Short-Term Marital Relationships
- Juvenile
- Revocation of Condition Release (pertains to Criminal Justice System)
- Criminal Versatility (pertains to Criminal Justice System)
Does this carrot look like a veggie psychopath who struts his ego big time? Photo © MT, 2020, www.walled-in-berlin.com
Rather than pointing to a human example, let me anthropomorphize with this carrot. Does it look like a veggie psychopath who struts his ego big time? Can you think of human examples? Dr. Hare’s provides some suggestions as to where you might begin. https://www.walled-in-berlin.com/j-elke-ertle/psychopaths-are-social-predators/
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