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Sociopathy Revisited

Sociopathy Revisited. Sociopathy or APD. “A pervasive Pattern of Disregard For,and Violation of The Rights of Others that Begins in Early Childhood or Early Adolescence and Continues into Adulthood” American Psychiatric Association, 1994. Is There a Physical Indication of APD?. Lower Arousal

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Sociopathy Revisited

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  1. Sociopathy Revisited

  2. Sociopathy or APD “A pervasive Pattern of Disregard For,and Violation of The Rights of Others that Begins in Early Childhood or Early Adolescence and Continues into Adulthood” American Psychiatric Association, 1994

  3. Is There a Physical Indication of APD? • Lower Arousal • Heart Rate • Skin Conductance • Brain Activity

  4. Sociopathy, Twin and Adoption Studies Studies Suggest that ADP has both Genetic and Inherited Causes

  5. Sociopathy • Sometimes as much as six times a s common in males than females • Rates between White Populations and Black Populations are Similar • Significantly Higher in Prison Populations

  6. Sociopathy • 80 % Of Chronic Offenders Exhibit Sociopathic Tendencies • Sociopaths are responsible for Half of All Felony Offenses

  7. What is Significant About Higher Rates in Prison Populations? Hint: Think Tautology

  8. In Adulthood, Criminal Behavior is Actually a Part of the Definition of APD

  9. ADHD • Inattention • Impulsivity • Hyperactivity

  10. ADHD • Estimated one fourth ADHD sufferers have Learning Disabilities (Barkley , 1990) • Four to Eight Times More males than Females

  11. Intelligence and Crime • Research on Intelligence and Intelligence and Crime relies on IQ Tests • These Tests are Known for a Cultural Bias • Whites Tend to Score Higher than Others • Suggested That IQ Tests Measure Social Learning, not Intelligence

  12. IQ and Crime Most Research is Employed by Testing Prisoners

  13. If Research is Conducted by Testing Prisoners Then Comparing anything about Criminality Cannot be Accurate

  14. Reiss and Rhodes 1961 • Study Based on IQ Testing a Juvenile Population • Lower Class Male Delinquent has a Lower IQ than a Non Delinquent • Lower Class Male Juveniles are more Likely to be Delinquent than Middle Class Male Juveniles of the Same Intelligence

  15. IQ and Crime • Criminals Were Initially Believed to Have Inherently Low Intelligence • Low IQ was Believed to be the Cause of Criminality

  16. The Nature vs Nurture Debate

  17. IQ is Inborn Low IQ is Linked to Criminal Behavior Delinquents are 5 to 10 Times More Likely to be Mentally Deficient Intelligence May Have Something to do with Biology, but IQ is Learned Criminality is Learned, So is IQ Nature Nurture

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