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Facet 1: Interpersonal Glibness/superficial charm
Facet 1: Interpersonal Glibness/superficial charm


Grandiose sense of self-worth
 
Pathological lying
* Grandiose sense of self-worth
Cunning/manipulative
* Pathological lying
* Cunning/manipulative
 


Facet 2: Affective
Facet 2: Affective


Lack of remorse or guilt
 
Emotionally shallow
* Lack of remorse or guilt
Callous/lack of empathy
* Emotionally shallow
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
* Callous/lack of empathy
* Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
 




Facet 3: Lifestyle
Facet 3: Lifestyle


Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom
 
Parasitic lifestyle
* Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom
Lack of realistic, long-term goals
* Parasitic lifestyle
Impulsivity
* Lack of realistic, long-term goals
Irresponsibility
* Impulsivity
* Irresponsibility
 


Facet 4: Antisocial
Facet 4: Antisocial


Poor behavioral controls
Early behavioral problems
Juvenile delinquency
Revocation of conditional release
Criminal versatility
Many short-term marital relationships
Promiscuous sexual behavior


A Clinical Profile of Psychopathic Behaviors:In his book The Mask of Sanity, Hervey Cleckley described 16 "common qualities" he thought were characteristic of the individuals he termed psychopaths:Superficial charm and good "intelligence"
* Poor behavioral controls
* Early behavioral problems
* Juvenile delinquency
* Revocation of conditional release
* Criminal versatility
* Many short-term marital relationships
* Promiscuous sexual behavior
 


A Clinical Profile of Psychopathic Behaviors:In his book The Mask of Sanity, Hervey Cleckley described 16 "common qualities" he thought were characteristic of the individuals he termed psychopaths:


* Absence of delusions and other signs of irrational thinking
* Superficial charm and good "intelligence"
* Mental rigidity or thought addiction to rational thinking
* Absence of "nervousness" or psychoneurotic manifestations
* Absence of "nervousness" or psychoneurotic manifestations
* Unreliability
* Unreliability