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- Title
Successful and unsuccessful psychopaths: A neurobiological model.
- Authors
Yu Gao; Raine, Adrian
- Abstract
Despite increasing interest in psychopathy research, surprisingly little is known about the etiology of non-incarcerated, successful psychopaths. This review provides an analysis of current knowledge on the similarities and differences between successful and unsuccessful psychopaths derived from five population sources: community samples, individuals from employment agencies, college students, industrial psychopaths, and serial killers. An initial neurobiological model of successful and unsuccessful psychopathy is outlined. It is hypothesized that successful psychopaths have intact or enhanced neurobiological functioning that underlies their normal or even superior cognitive functioning, which in turn helps them to achieve their goals using more covert and nonviolent methods. In contrast, in unsuccessful, caught psychopaths, brain structural and functional impairments together with autonomic nervous system dysfunction are hypothesized to underlie cognitive and emotional deficits and more overt violent offending. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2010, Vol 28, Issue 2, p194
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.924