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The Emotional Lexicon of Individuals Diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Gawda, Barbara – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2013
This study investigated the specific emotional lexicons in narratives created by persons diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) to test the hypothesis that individuals with ASPD exhibit deficiencies in emotional language. Study participants consisted of 60 prison inmates with ASPD, 40 prison inmates without ASPD, and 60 men without…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Language Usage, Personality Problems, Hypothesis Testing
The Function of Aggression in Personality Disordered Patients
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Daffern, Michael; Howells, Kevin – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
It has been suggested that psychological interventions for personality disorders should focus on improving adaptive expression of the functional needs expressed through problematic behaviors such as aggression. The measurement of function is a necessary condition for devising a function-based treatment approach. Two studies that employ a method…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Aggression, Personality Traits, Patients
Emotional Antecedents and Consequences of Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicide Attempts
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Chapman, Alexander L.; Dixon-Gordon, Katherine L. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Emotional experiences immediately prior to (emotional antecedents) and following (emotional consequences) deliberate self-harm and suicide attempts in female inmates (N = 63) were examined. Anger was the antecedent emotion reported by the largest proportion of individuals who had engaged in deliberate self-harm (45.16%), suicide attempts (40.9%),…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Suicide, Psychological Patterns, Self Destructive Behavior
The Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy: Construct and Incremental Validity in Male Prisoners
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Zolondek, Stacey; Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Patrick, Christopher J.; Fowler, Katherine A. – Assessment, 2006
The authors examined the construct and incremental validity of the Interpersonal Measure of Psychopathy (IM-P), a relatively new instrument designed to detect interpersonal behaviors associated with psychopathy. Observers of videotaped Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) interviews rated male prisoners (N = 93) on the IM-P. The IM-P correlated…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Construct Validity, Interviews, Males
The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START): A Prospective Validation Study in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample
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Nicholls, Tonia L.; Brink, Johann; Desmarais, Sarah L.; Webster, Christopher D.; Martin, Mary-Lou – Assessment, 2006
A new assessment scheme--the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)-- presents a workable method for assessing risks to self and others encountered in mentally and personality disordered clients. This study aimed to demonstrate (a) prevalence and severity of risk behaviors measured by the START, (b) psychometric properties of…
Descriptors: Risk, Mental Disorders, Aggression, Incidence
Factors Associated with Suicide Attempts in Female Inmates: The Hegemony of Hopelessness
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Chapman, Alexander L.; Specht, Matthew W.; Cellucci, Tony – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
In this study factors associated with past suicide attempts in female inmates were examined. Female inmate participants (N = 105) were given structured diagnostic assessments of antisocial and borderline personality disorders and substance dependence, as well as measures of depression, hopelessness, problem-focused coping styles, and reasons for…
Descriptors: Suicide, Females, Institutionalized Persons, Cultural Influences