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Perceived social rank, social expectation, shame and general emotionality within psychopathy.

Keen, S.; (2008) Perceived social rank, social expectation, shame and general emotionality within psychopathy. Doctoral thesis , University of London. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper presents a review of the theory and empirical evidence that relates to emotionality within psychopathy, in order to assess the capabilities, as well as the deficits that people with psychopathic traits demonstrate. In doing so, many of the major theories that have shaped our understanding of the disorder are presented. Psychopathy is then reviewed in relation to many relevant emotional states, including the emotions of anger and anxiety. In addition, emotions classified as 'moral' or 'self conscious', namely empathy, sympathy, guilt, remorse, shame, embarrassment and pride, are also investigated. From this review it is clear that psychopaths are not the truly unemotional individuals that they are commonly portrayed as being, but instead experience many emotions to varying degrees. This paper concludes by highlighting possible areas for further exploration and research.

Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Title: Perceived social rank, social expectation, shame and general emotionality within psychopathy.
Identifier: PQ ETD:591545
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: Thesis digitised by ProQuest. Sensitive information has been removed from the ethesis
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1444243
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