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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > psychopathy
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > psychopathy
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > violence risk assessment > psychopathy
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > violence risk assessment > psychopathy
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > violence risk assessment > psychopathy
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > violence risk assessment > psychopathy
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > symptoms and disorders relevant to forensic assessment > psychopathy
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > symptoms and disorders relevant to forensic assessment > psychopathy

Preferred term

psychopathy  

Definition

  • The psychological construct that describes immoral and antisocial behavior. The modern conception of psychopathy was put forth by Hervey Cleckley in his work The Mask of Sanity (1941). [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Psychopathy]

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