Question 1

An important difference in the diagnosis of antisocial personality as measured by DSM-5, and psychopathy as measured by the PCL-R, is

Accepted Answer

A) psychopathy includes emotional-interpersonal characteristics 
B)  the DSM-5 measure is more objective 
C)  psychopathy is a more general personality diagnosis 
D)  the PCL-R measure relies solely on criminal history information 
E)  the DSM-5 diagnosis has now been replaced by a more formal diagnosis of psychopathic personality in ICD-10 
A) psychopathy includes emotional-interpersonal characteristics 
B)  the DSM-5 measure is more objective 
C)  psychopathy is a more general personality diagnosis 
D)  the PCL-R measure relies solely on criminal history information 
E)  the DSM-5 diagnosis has now been replaced by a more formal diagnosis of psychopathic personality in ICD-10 A

Question 2

The authors of the text propose a view of psychopathy as

Accepted Answer

A)  identical to that proposed by Hare 
B)  a combination of DSM-5 features and narcissistic personality 
C) a constellation of risk, need, and responsivity factors 
D)  nothing more than a psychiatric myth 
E)  an indicator of a need to take responsivity into treatment planning 
A)  identical to that proposed by Hare 
B)  a combination of DSM-5 features and narcissistic personality 
C) a constellation of risk, need, and responsivity factors 
D)  nothing more than a psychiatric myth 
E)  an indicator of a need to take responsivity into treatment planning C

Question 3

Which of the following personality dimensions from the Five Factor Model share similarities with both Moffitt's and Gottfredson and Hirschi's theories of criminal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  agreeableness 
E) conscientiousness 
A)  neuroticism 
B)  extraversion 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  agreeableness 
E) conscientiousness E

Question 4

According to the text, psychopaths are

Accepted Answer

A)  responsive to firm control and punishment 
B)  untreatable 
C)  treatable only within therapeutic communities 
D)  responsive only to medical treatment 
E) responsive to RNR-based treatment. 
A)  responsive to firm control and punishment 
B)  untreatable 
C)  treatable only within therapeutic communities 
D)  responsive only to medical treatment 
E) responsive to RNR-based treatment.

Question 5

________________ is an objective measure of psychopathy.

Accepted Answer

A)  A clinical interview 
B)  The Cleckley checklist 
C) The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised 
D)  The DSM-III 
E)  The LSI-R 
A)  A clinical interview 
B)  The Cleckley checklist 
C) The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised 
D)  The DSM-III 
E)  The LSI-R

Question 6

Knowledge destruction

Accepted Answer

A)  results from sniffing glue 
B) involves raising suspicion about the validity of data 
C)  facilitates theory revision 
D)  is a product of experimental methodology 
E)  involves systematic observations 
A)  results from sniffing glue 
B) involves raising suspicion about the validity of data 
C)  facilitates theory revision 
D)  is a product of experimental methodology 
E)  involves systematic observations

Question 7

__________ and __________ are but two characteristics of psychopathy.

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions; empathy 
B)  antisocial behavior; anxiety 
C) manipulativeness; callousness 
D)  honesty; tattoos 
E)  guilt; callousness 
A)  delusions; empathy 
B)  antisocial behavior; anxiety 
C) manipulativeness; callousness 
D)  honesty; tattoos 
E)  guilt; callousness

Question 8

Reviews of the personality-crime link consistently find this important:

Accepted Answer

A)  neurosis 
B)  poor self-esteem 
C) antisocial personality 
D)  both a and c 
E)  none of the above 
A)  neurosis 
B)  poor self-esteem 
C) antisocial personality 
D)  both a and c 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Tennenbaum (1977) reviewed the personality differences between delinquents and nondelinquents and concluded that no differences existed. This conclusion

Accepted Answer

A)  is accurate 
B)  is justified because the tests were biased 
C) ignores the evidence 
D)  replicates the earlier findings of Waldo and Dinitz 
E)  confirms the fact that individual differences are unimportant 
A)  is accurate 
B)  is justified because the tests were biased 
C) ignores the evidence 
D)  replicates the earlier findings of Waldo and Dinitz 
E)  confirms the fact that individual differences are unimportant

Question 10

Today's personality theorist would argue that the prediction of behavior can be enhanced by assessments of

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive-affective interpretations of situations 
B)  personality traits 
C)  the Big Five Factors 
D)  antisocial personality pattern 
E) all of the above 
A)  cognitive-affective interpretations of situations 
B)  personality traits 
C)  the Big Five Factors 
D)  antisocial personality pattern 
E) all of the above

An important difference in the diagnosis of antisocial personality as measured by DSM-5, and psychopathy as measured by the PCL-R, is

The authors of the text propose a view of psychopathy as

Which of the following personality dimensions from the Five Factor Model share similarities with both Moffitt's and Gottfredson and Hirschi's theories of criminal behavior?

According to the text, psychopaths are

________________ is an objective measure of psychopathy.

Knowledge destruction

and are but two characteristics of psychopathy.

Reviews of the personality-crime link consistently find this important:

Tennenbaum (1977) reviewed the personality differences between delinquents and nondelinquents and concluded that no differences existed. This conclusion

Today's personality theorist would argue that the prediction of behavior can be enhanced by assessments of

An Overview of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

The Empirical Basis to the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

From Criminology Theories to a Psychological Perspective of Criminal Conduct

The Biological Basis of Criminal Behavior

The Role of Procriminal Associates and Attitudes in Criminal Conduct

The Person in Social Context: Family, Marital, School, Work, Leisurerecreation, and Neighborhood

Substance Abuse

The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Treatment

Prediction of Criminal Behavior and Classification of Offenders

Offender Rehabilitation

Creating and Maintaining Rnr Adherence: a Real-World Challenge

The Failed Experiment: Getting Tough on Crime

Criminal Subtypes: Intimate Partner Violence, the Mentally Disordered, and Sex Offenders

A General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning Perspective of Criminal Conduct: Summary and Conclusions

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Exam 5: Antisocial Personality Pattern

An important difference in the diagnosis of antisocial personality as measured by DSM-5, and psychopathy as measured by the PCL-R, is

The authors of the text propose a view of psychopathy as

Which of the following personality dimensions from the Five Factor Model share similarities with both Moffitt's and Gottfredson and Hirschi's theories of criminal behavior?

According to the text, psychopaths are

________________ is an objective measure of psychopathy.

Knowledge destruction

__________ and __________ are but two characteristics of psychopathy.

Reviews of the personality-crime link consistently find this important:

Tennenbaum (1977) reviewed the personality differences between delinquents and nondelinquents and concluded that no differences existed. This conclusion

Today's personality theorist would argue that the prediction of behavior can be enhanced by assessments of

An Overview of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

The Empirical Basis to the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

From Criminology Theories to a Psychological Perspective of Criminal Conduct

The Biological Basis of Criminal Behavior

The Role of Procriminal Associates and Attitudes in Criminal Conduct

The Person in Social Context: Family, Marital, School, Work, Leisurerecreation, and Neighborhood

Substance Abuse

The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Treatment

Prediction of Criminal Behavior and Classification of Offenders

Offender Rehabilitation

Creating and Maintaining Rnr Adherence: a Real-World Challenge

The Failed Experiment: Getting Tough on Crime

Criminal Subtypes: Intimate Partner Violence, the Mentally Disordered, and Sex Offenders

A General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning Perspective of Criminal Conduct: Summary and Conclusions

Filters

and are but two characteristics of psychopathy.