Question 1

Which of the following is not a psychopathic characteristic offered in Hare's Psychopathy Checklist---Revised?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor behavioral controls 
B)  Forethought 
C)  Criminal versatility 
D)  Failure to accept responsibility for actions 
A)  Poor behavioral controls 
B)  Forethought 
C)  Criminal versatility 
D)  Failure to accept responsibility for actions B

Question 2

_________is a condition characterized by persistent disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychopathy 
B)  Sadism 
C)  Sociopathy 
D)  Antisocial personality disorder 
A)  Psychopathy 
B)  Sadism 
C)  Sociopathy 
D)  Antisocial personality disorder D

Question 3

Why should criminal profilers be concerned with psychopathy and sadism?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are often qualified to evaluate and diagnose criminal offenders 
B)  They are often qualified to treat criminal offenders 
C)  Psychopathy and sadism are behaviorally determined 
D)  All of the above 
A)  They are often qualified to evaluate and diagnose criminal offenders 
B)  They are often qualified to treat criminal offenders 
C)  Psychopathy and sadism are behaviorally determined 
D)  All of the above C

Question 4

A rapist lays down a coat or a blanket for the victim at an outdoor crime scene. This behavior evidences what characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remorse 
B)  Reassurance 
C)  Impulsivity 
D)  Empathy 
A)  Remorse 
B)  Reassurance 
C)  Impulsivity 
D)  Empathy

Question 5

An offender who exaggerates past accomplishments or current reputations evidences what psychopathic characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conning/Manipulative 
B)  Glib 
C)  Grandiose sense of self-worth 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Conning/Manipulative 
B)  Glib 
C)  Grandiose sense of self-worth 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

A "con" method of approach is an example of what psychopathic characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal versatility 
B)  Glib 
C)  Remorse 
D)  Conning/Manipulative 
A)  Criminal versatility 
B)  Glib 
C)  Remorse 
D)  Conning/Manipulative

Question 7

A psychopath refers to a social predator diagnosed with psychopathy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Define psychopathy. List and explain 3 psychopathic characteristics found in Hare's Psychopathy Checklist---Revised.

Accepted Answer

Psychopathy is a personality disorder ev

Question 9

Psychopathy is influenced by which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychological factors 
B)  Biological factors 
C)  Early life experiences 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Psychological factors 
B)  Biological factors 
C)  Early life experiences 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

The term sadistic is not consistently applied within the literature by investigators, criminologists, or those in the treatment community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following must be present in a sadistic offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intention 
B)  Victim suffering 
C)  Offender sexual gratification or arousal 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Intention 
B)  Victim suffering 
C)  Offender sexual gratification or arousal 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

An offender who apologizes or cries in front of the victim during or immediately after the commission of an offense evidences what characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impulsivity 
B)  Empathy 
C)  Remorse 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Impulsivity 
B)  Empathy 
C)  Remorse 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

Any act of anal assault evidences a sadistic motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The earlier the victim is killed in an offense, the less likely that there would have been an opportunity for sadistic behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The presence of one or more psychopathic characteristics is proof of psychopathy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How many psychopathic characteristics does Hare offer in the Psychopathy Checklist---Revised?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  15 
C)  20 
D)  25 
A)  10 
B)  15 
C)  20 
D)  25

Question 17

What are the 2 key features of psychopathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remorse and empathy 
B)  Lack of remorse and empathy 
C)  Remorse and lack of empathy 
D)  Lack of remorse and lack of empathy 
A)  Remorse and empathy 
B)  Lack of remorse and empathy 
C)  Remorse and lack of empathy 
D)  Lack of remorse and lack of empathy

Question 18

Postmortem necrophilic or mutilation behaviors evidence a sadistic motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Review the following case and answer the question below.
Burgess et al. 1978, p. 16) present the case of "Paul," a single white19-year-old male who was convicted of four rapes but later admitted to more than 20. According to his account, he would typically select an innocent-looking girl, around the age of 12, and force her into the woods with a knife. He further related the following:
Then I'd give her a choice: I would rape her or cut off her hair. I'd tie her hands behind her back with my belt, put the point of my knife between her eyes, and threaten to kill her. Then I'd get undressed and make her lick my body and blow me because I knew she wouldn't want to do it. I'd get all shaky and excited. I would keep her scared and frightened-her fear and suffering gave me pleasure. Sometimes while the girl was blowing me I'd burn her with a cigarette on her shoulder and ass and "come off" in her mouth, sometimes I would punch her and stomp on her hand with my workboots.
… Even now when I think about a girl getting beat up, or see it on television, I get a "hard-on."
-Is this an example of a sadistic offense? Justify your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

Sadism refers to the intentional inflict

Question 20

Explain the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?

Accepted Answer

A psychopath is a social predator diagno

Exam 18: Psychopathy and Sadism

Which of the following is not a psychopathic characteristic offered in Hare's Psychopathy Checklist---Revised?

_________is a condition characterized by persistent disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.

Why should criminal profilers be concerned with psychopathy and sadism?

A rapist lays down a coat or a blanket for the victim at an outdoor crime scene. This behavior evidences what characteristics?

An offender who exaggerates past accomplishments or current reputations evidences what psychopathic characteristics?

A "con" method of approach is an example of what psychopathic characteristics?

A psychopath refers to a social predator diagnosed with psychopathy.

Define psychopathy. List and explain 3 psychopathic characteristics found in Hare's Psychopathy Checklist---Revised.

Psychopathy is influenced by which of the following factors?

The term sadistic is not consistently applied within the literature by investigators, criminologists, or those in the treatment community.

Which of the following must be present in a sadistic offense?

An offender who apologizes or cries in front of the victim during or immediately after the commission of an offense evidences what characteristics?

Any act of anal assault evidences a sadistic motivation.

The earlier the victim is killed in an offense, the less likely that there would have been an opportunity for sadistic behavior.

The presence of one or more psychopathic characteristics is proof of psychopathy.

How many psychopathic characteristics does Hare offer in the Psychopathy Checklist---Revised?

What are the 2 key features of psychopathy?

Postmortem necrophilic or mutilation behaviors evidence a sadistic motivation.

Explain the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?

A History of Criminal Profiling

Criminal Profiling: Science, Logic, and Cognition

Alternative Methods of Criminal Profiling

Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Criminal Profiling

An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis

An Introduction to Crime Scene Analysis

Forensic Victimology

Sexual Deviance

Sexual Asphyxia

False Reports

An Introduction to Crime Reconstruction

Crime Scene Characteristics

Interpreting Motive

Case Linkage: Offender Modus Operandi and Signature

Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet

Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspects

Inferring Offender Characteristics

Sex Crimes

Domestic Homicide

Mass Murder

Serial Crime

Understanding and Interviewing Terrorists

Ethics and the Criminal Profiler

Criminal Profiling on Trial

Filters