YIKES! HEALTHY CHARACTER ASSESSMENT/CHECK LIST: ¨Psychopathy - Factors, Facets and Items¨

 

Psychopathy Checklist

 

Main article: Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the Psychopathy Checklist, Revised (PCL-R) created by psychologist Robert D. Hare. Each of the 20 items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point scale, with a rating of 0 if it does not apply at all, 1 if there is a partial match or mixed information, and 2 if there is a reasonably good match to the offender. This is said to be ideally done through a face-to-face interview together with supporting information on lifetime behavior (e.g. from case files), but is also done based only on file information. It can take up to three hours to collect and review the information.^[3]

Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: Factors, Facets, and Items^[3]

Factor 1	Factor 2
Facet 1 Interpersonal Glibness/superficial charm Grandiose sense of self-worth Pathological lying Cunning/manipulative Facet 2 Affective Lack of remorse or guilt Emotionally shallow Callous/lack of empathy Failure to accept responsibility for own actions	Facet 3 Lifestyle Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom Parasitic lifestyle Lack of realistic, long-term goals Impulsiveness Irresponsibility Facet 4 Antisocial Poor behavioral controls Early behavioral problems Juvenile delinquency Revocation of conditional release Criminal versatility. Other Items Parasitic lifestyle Many short-term marital relationships Promiscuous sexual behavior http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy