Differentiating psychopathy from antisocial personality disorder: a triarchic model perspective

• Published in: Psychological medicine Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 1005 - 1013
• Main Authors: Venables, N. C., Hall, J. R., Patrick, C. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.04.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Antisocial behaviour; Antisocial personality disorder; Antisocial Personality Disorder - classification; Antisocial Personality Disorder - diagnosis; Biological and medical sciences; Criminals - psychology; Discriminant validity; Disinhibition; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Models, Psychological; Original Articles; Personality disorders; Prisons; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Psychopathy; Young Adult; meanness; psychopathy; construct validity; triarchic model; boldness; Antisocial personality disorder; disinhibition; Antisocial personality; Psychometrics; Personality disorder; Behavioral disorder; Test validation; Construct validity; Psychopathia; Models; Desinhibition; Social behavior disorder

The triarchic model of psychopathy characterizes the disorder in terms of three distinguishable phenotypic facets: disinhibition, meanness and boldness. The present study sought to (1) inform current debates regarding the role of boldness in the definition of psychopathy and (2) clarify boundaries b...