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Chapter 4 - Brain and Behaviour Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2022

Richard Howard  and
Conor Duggan
Richard Howard
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Conor Duggan
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
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Summary

This chapter focuses on brain and behavioural correlates of psychopathy and antisocial personality that inform us about their motivational and emotional underpinnings. Findings related to the three components of the triarchic psychopathy model – boldness, meanness and disinhibition – are reviewed. An important distinction is drawn between ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ variants of psychopathy, which should not be viewed as a unitary construct.

Keywords

brainelectroencephalogram (EEG)neuroimagingevent-related potentials (ERPs)triarchic psychopathy model (TPM)empathy
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Antisocial Personality
Theory, Research, Treatment
 , pp. 59 - 70
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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