![]() They are unable to appreciate the seriousness of their actions, blame their victims or society for the circumstances, and continue to engage in activities that are harmful to others. They are concerned with the effects their actions have on them rather than any suffering they have caused their victims or damage they have done to society. Although they may verbally express that they have remorse, their actions and/or other responses contradict this. Item 6 describes an individuals who lack remorse or guilt for their criminal and noncriminal actions. Sometimes their behavior will involve breaking the law, but other times it doesn’t. Motivated by a desire for personal gain, such as money, power, sex, and/or status, they will scam their victims without any concern. Item 5 describes individuals who cheat, defraud and/or manipulate others, including people they are close to. If they are questioned or caught in a lie, they have explanations and excuses for everything and are able to quickly change their stories or the subject without appearing embarrassed or confused. They may be proud of these abilities and go so far as to create elaborate stories just for the delight of fooling people. Item 4 describes individuals who habitually lie and deceive others, including people they are close to. They will often complain that certain tasks like school, work, or long-term relationships are too tedious or boring. They may frequently move to new residences, change jobs, become alcoholics, use many different types of drugs and/or commit crimes just for the thrill of it. These people are risk-takers who seek excitement and go where the action is. Item 3 describes individuals who have an excessive need for stimulation and are unusually prone to becoming bored. Their egos are so inflated that instead of being embarrassed about their legal problems, they view them as being the result of something like bad luck or injustice. It is common for these people to aspire to pursue careers with status, but they have little understanding of the qualifications required to attain such careers. They may brag a lot, be narcissistic, opinionated and self-assured. ![]() Item 2 describes individuals who are egocentric and have a grandiose sense of self-worth. They also generally sound so slick that they come off as not being entirely believable to some. Although they may appear to know a lot about many subjects, they usually only know enough technical jargon to impress some people. They can be funny and entertaining, tell unlikely but convincing stories that make them look good, and have quick and clever comebacks. These people are very witty and articulate and they may be quite likeable. Item 1 describes individuals who are glib and superficial. This summary excludes, for the most part, the specific methods used by the scorer to rate each item. ![]() It has been written to introduce the reader to the items on the test without plagiarizing it. It is preferable for scorers to use in-person interviews in addition to reviewing file information when calculating the scores.īelow is a summary of the 20 items that appear on the PCL-R. A total score of 10-19 on the PCL-R diagnoses an individual as mildly psychopathic, a score of 20-29 diagnoses them as moderately psychopathic, and a score of 30-40 diagnoses them as severely psychopathic.Īdministering the PCL-R requires appropriate credentials and training. Up to five items on the list may be omitted with the test still being considered reliable. If there is insufficient data to score a particular item on the list, it is omitted. A score of 0 means the item does not apply, 1 means it applies to some extent, and 2 means it applies and there is a good match. Each item on the PCL-R is scored on a scale from 0-2. The PCL-R contains 20 items that rate individuals on their personalities and lifestyles. This test was designed to diagnose unsuccessful, or “failed,” psychopaths and it is important to note that most psychopaths are not detected by the criminal justice system. It has also been validated for assessing psychopathy in females in forensic settings. Robert Hare and his students developed the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) for assessing psychopathy in males in forensic settings. Hare and the Assessing Psychopathy with the PCL-R workshop offered by Dr. This information has been compiled from the book, Without Conscience by Dr. An Introduction to the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)
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