What Makes a Psychopath? (Essay Sample)

What Makes a Psychopath?
A Narrative Approach
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What Makes a Psychopath?
A Narrative Approach
An introductory article from Psychology Today ADDIN Mendeley Citation{935e4fad-2073-4504-95ba-1f630cb481e8} CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "author" : [ { "family" : "Psychology Today", "given" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Psych Basics", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2011" ] ] }, "title" : "Psychopathy", "type" : "webpage" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=935e4fad-2073-4504-95ba-1f630cb481e8" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "manualFormatting" : "(2011)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Psychology Today, 2011)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" } (2011) mentioned that "[p]sychopathy is among the most difficult disorders to spot;. Often, psychopaths appear normal, they have relationships, sometimes, families of their own. Underneath their normal appearance, however, they can become manipulative and violent and are likely to engage in criminal behavior ADDIN Mendeley Citation{651848c3-d406-4dd9-baa0-1c9d35942778} CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "URL" : "/blog/handy-psychology-answers/201103/what-do-we-know-about-psychopathy", "accessed" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2011", "11", "12" ] ] }, "author" : [ { "family" : "Cohen", "given" : "Lisa J." } ], "container-title" : "Psychology Today", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2011" ] ] }, "title" : "What do we know about psychopathy?", "type" : "webpage" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=651848c3-d406-4dd9-baa0-1c9d35942778" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Cohen, 2011)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" } (Cohen, 2011).
Perhaps one of the most publicized case of psychopathy is that of Clifford Boggess. His story was covered by the PBS in a documentary and his artworks were published online by his friend, Gabi Uhl. Boggess has provided psychologists a number of insights on the mind of the psychopath because of his ability to relate both murders in detail, "not just what he did and how the victims reacted, but what he was thinking as they happened;. His story provided information for new books and researches on psychopathy. For example, Dr. Robery Hare, writer of the book Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us was able to use his psychology checklist to diagnose Boggess.
Aside from a number of interviews Boggess gave to produce the documentary, he has created a number of artworks portraying his life on deathrow. Moreover, he became a Christian convert in the latter years of his life, and even wrote several letters to the families of his victims asking them of their forgiveness and informing them of h...