Psychopathy symptom profiles and neuropsychological measures sensitive to orbitofrontal functioning

This study analyzed the relationship between the OF functioning of 100 incarcerated male offenders and their psychopathy symptoms. The study's rejected hypothesis had predicted a significant relationship between measures of OF functioning and the Defective Affective Experience (DAE) and Impulsi...

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Main Author:	Wodushek, Thomas R
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2003
Subjects:	Clinical psychology Cognitive psychology Cognitive therapy Criminology Personality Personality psychology Psychobiology Psychological tests Psychotherapy Quantitative psychology
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Summary:	This study analyzed the relationship between the OF functioning of 100 incarcerated male offenders and their psychopathy symptoms. The study's rejected hypothesis had predicted a significant relationship between measures of OF functioning and the Defective Affective Experience (DAE) and Impulsive and Irresponsible Behavioral Style (1113) factors of the Cooke and Michie (2001) three-factor model of psychopathy. Regression analysis failed to demonstrate a relationship between OF functioning and the DAE and IIB factors. Group differences on OF functioning were not demonstrated between participants in the upper and lower quartiles of a summed DAE and IIB factor score. A general role for OF functioning in criminal behavior was suggested as two OF measures accounted for 14.9% of the variance of criminal convictions.
ISBN:	0496544845 9780496544844