Some Violent Offenders Have a Disturbed Character Structure Commonly Referred

question 25

Multiple Choice

Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?

• A) Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a father figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
• B) Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a mother figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
• C) Psychopaths are less likely to become chronic offenders than are nonpsychopaths.
• D) Psychopaths, as a rule, experience an inordinate number of abnormal fears.

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