Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and Psychopathy as a Topic and a Force in European and North American Theory and Research
摘要
Through centuries and across continents, the singular condition which brings afflicted individuals in conflict with society is what might be broadly regarded as psychopathic disorder. Within the considerable body of knowledge amassed, the investigator who has indisputably made the most substantial contribution is Robert Hare, whose conceptualization of psychopathy is measurable as a superarching dimension and with subdimensions or factors and their facets. The instrument for identifying and measuring psychopathy, the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), commonly regarded as the gold standard for psychopathy research (Westen & Weinberger,