1. Introduction to Psychopathy
Personality Traits and Behaviors

2. The lobes of the brain:

3. The Frontal Lobe
The frontal lobe is located at the front of the brain and is associated with reasoning, motor skills, higher level cognition, and expressive language.
One of the primary causes of sociopathic behavior is believed to be neurological abnormalities mainly in the frontal lobe of the brain.
This area of the brain is responsible for:
self-control
planning
judgment
decision-making (right from wrong)

4. Sociopaths have frontal lobe abnormalities or damage: THEORY

5. Anti-social personality
Definitions
Psychopathy:
Mental disorder
Anti-social personality

6. Factor 1: Interpersonal/Affective
Definition: Patients are classified as "selfish, callous and remorseless use of others". There is a high correlation with narcissistic personality disorder. They can also be extroverts and have a positive affect.

7. Factor 1: Interpersonal/Affective
Interpersonal: *How one person relates or communicates to another * The relationship or communication between 2 people
Example: Positive: good listener, supportive Negative: manipulative or selfish, always has to have the last word

8. Factor 1: Interpersonal/Affective
Affective: * Related to or describing one’s moods, feelings and/or attitudes
Example: *Positive: can show empathy *Negative: feels deserving even when they are not, can be superficial or shallow

9. Factor 2: Social Deviance
Definition: behavior that violates social standards, engendering anger, resentment, and a desire for punishment in a significant segment of the society or culture

10. Factor 2: Social Deviance
Lifestyle: They lack goals, feel they are “owed” something, immature They demonstrate reactive anger, criminality, and impulsive violence
Examples:
(There are so many so we will pick a couple obvious ones)
polygamy
child abuse
crime

11. Factor 2: Social Deviance
Anti –social behavior: seen in people with anti-social personality disorders and borderline personality disorders
Examples:
juvenile offender
arson
assault
bullying
harassment
vandalism
drug and alcohol abuse