Impact of Psychopathy on Moral Judgments about Causing Fear and Physical Harm

Impact of Psychopathy on Moral Judgments about Causing Fear and Physical Harm

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Elise M. Cardinale, Abigail A. Marsh Published: May 20, 2015  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125708 Abstract Psychopathy is a personality variable associated with persistent immoral behaviors. Despite this, attempts to link moral reasoning deficits to psychopathic traits have yielded mixed results with many findings supporting intact moral reasoning in individuals with psychopathic traits. Abundant evidence shows that psychopathy impairs responses to others’ emotional distress. However, most studies of morality and psychopathy focus on judgments about causing others physical harm….

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Morality, self-control, age, type of offence and sentence length as predictors of psychopathy amongst female incarcerated offenders in South Africa

Morality, self-control, age, type of offence and sentence length as predictors of psychopathy amongst female incarcerated offenders in South Africa

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Judite Danielle de Oliveira, Jacques Jordaan , Matthew Cronjé Published: March 28, 2024  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299847 Abstract There has been an increase in female incarcerated offenders nationally and internationally. Despite this trend, literature and research on female offenders remain limited compared to their male counterparts. Evidence of the relationship between certain personality disorders and offending behaviour has led numerous countries to prioritise identifying and assessing personality disorders among the offender population. Psychopathic personality traits may contribute to…

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Pain Sensitivity in Adolescent Males with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Testing for Associations with Conduct Disorder and Callous and Unemotional Traits

Pain Sensitivity in Adolescent Males with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Testing for Associations with Conduct Disorder and Callous and Unemotional Traits

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Open Access  Peer-reviewed Research Article Clare Northover, Anita Thapar, Kate Langley, Stephanie HM van Goozen Published: July 30, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134417 Abstract Background Reduced processing and experience of aversive emotional cues is a common component of theories on the development and persistence of aggression and antisocial behaviour. Yet physical pain, arguably the most basic aversive cue, has attracted comparatively little attention. Methods This study measured pain sensitivity and physiological response to painful stimuli (skin conductance level, SCL) in adolescent boys with…

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The Neuropsychology of Starvation: Set-Shifting and Central Coherence in a Fasted Nonclinical Sample

The Neuropsychology of Starvation: Set-Shifting and Central Coherence in a Fasted Nonclinical Sample

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sarah Pender, Sam J. Gilbert, Lucy Serpell x Published: October 22, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110743 Abstract Objectives Recent research suggests certain neuropsychological deficits occur in anorexia nervosa (AN). The role of starvation in these deficits remains unclear. Studies of individuals without AN can elucidate our understanding of the effect of short-term starvation on neuropsychological performance. Methods Using a within-subjects repeated measures design, 60 healthy female participants were tested once after fasting for 18 hours, and once when…

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The Role of Intelligence in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Does it Vary by Trauma Severity?

The Role of Intelligence in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Does it Vary by Trauma Severity?

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Naomi Breslau , Qiaoling Chen, Zhehui Luo Published: June 10, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065391 Abstract Background Only a small minority of trauma victims develops post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suggesting that victims vary in their predispositions to the PTSD response to stressors. It is assumed that the role of predispositions in PTSD varies by trauma severity: when stressors are less severe, predispositions play a bigger role. In this study, we test whether the role of intelligence in PTSD…

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Schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: A qualitative study of patients’ perceptions

Schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: A qualitative study of patients’ perceptions

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Yeow May Tan , Christopher W. Lee , Lynn E. Averbeck , Odette Brand-de Wilde , Joan Farrell , Eva Fassbinder , Gitta A. Jacob , Desiree Martius , Sophie Wastiaux , Gerhard Zarbock , Arnoud Arntz Published: November 21, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206039 Abstract Schema therapy (ST) has been found to be effective in the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). However very little is known about how the therapy is experienced by individuals with BPD…

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Comparison of clinical presentation and treatment response among youth with atypical anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa

Comparison of clinical presentation and treatment response among youth with atypical anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Bek Urban , Kelly Cai , David M. Freestone, Megan Hellner, Cara Bohon, Adam Arsenault, Dori M. Steinberg, Jessica H. Baker Published: March 4, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316572 Abstract Objective Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is an eating disorder that shares all symptoms with anorexia nervosa (AN) except “significantly low weight.” Here, we aim to further understand the potential similarities and differences between AN and AAN in a clinical sample of patients receiving family-based treatment (FBT) for AN…

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Characteristics of Suicide Attempts in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: A Case–Control Study

Characteristics of Suicide Attempts in Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: A Case–Control Study

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sébastien Guillaume , Isabelle Jaussent, Emilie Olié, Catherine Genty, Jacques Bringer, Philippe Courtet, Ulrike Schmidt Published: August 12, 2011 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023578 Abstract Objective Compared to other eating disorders, anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest rates of completed suicide whereas suicide attempt rates are similar or lower than in bulimia nervosa (BN). Attempted suicide is a key predictor of suicide, thus this mismatch is intriguing. We sought to explore whether the clinical characteristics of suicidal acts differ…

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Borderline Personality and the Detection of Angry Faces

Borderline Personality and the Detection of Angry Faces

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Johanna Hepp , Benjamin E. Hilbig, Pascal J. Kieslich, Julia Herzog, Stefanie Lis, Christian Schmahl, Inga Niedtfeld Published: March 31, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152947 Abstract Background Many studies have assessed emotion recognition in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and considerable evidence has been accumulated on patients’ ability to categorize emotions. In contrast, their ability to detect emotions has been investigated sparsely. The only two studies that assessed emotion detection abilities found contradictory evidence on patients’ ability to…

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Prevalence of and Associated Factors for Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Swiss Men

Prevalence of and Associated Factors for Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Swiss Men

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Natalia Estévez , Dominique Eich-Höchli, Michelle Dey, Gerhard Gmel, Joseph Studer, Meichun Mohler-Kuo Published: February 20, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089298 Abstract Objective The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a large, representative sample of young Swiss men and to assess factors associated with this disorder. Methods Our sample consisted of 5656 Swiss men (mean age 20 years) who participated in the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors…

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