Title |
Psychopathy, adaptation, and disorder
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2013
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00139 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Daniel Brian Krupp, Lindsay A. Sewall, Martin L. Lalumière, Craig Sheriff, Grant T. Harris |
Abstract |
In a recent study, we found a negative association between psychopathy and violence against genetic relatives. We interpreted this result as a form of nepotism and argued that it failed to support the hypothesis that psychopathy is a mental disorder, suggesting instead that it supports the hypothesis that psychopathy is an evolved life history strategy. This interpretation and subsequent arguments have been challenged in a number of ways. Here, we identify several misunderstandings regarding the harmful dysfunction definition of mental disorder as it applies to psychopathy and regarding the meaning of nepotism. Furthermore, we examine the evidence provided by our critics that psychopathy is associated with other disorders, and we offer a comment on their alternative model of psychopathy. We conclude that there remains little evidence that psychopathy is the product of dysfunctional mechanisms. |
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