Some Violent Offenders Have a Disturbed Character Structure Commonly Referred

Multiple Choice

Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?

A) Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a father figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
B) Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a mother figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
C) Psychopaths are less likely to become chronic offenders than are nonpsychopaths.
D) Psychopaths, as a rule, experience an inordinate number of abnormal fears.