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Este artigo tem como objectivo efectuar uma
análise do conceito de psicopatia, tendo presente a sua
evolução e as principais questões que se colocam na
sua relação com o estudo do comportamento criminal.
São analisados os principais indicadores que
caracterizam as perspectivas clínica, categorial,
tipológica e dimensional do conceito de psicopatia,
assim como os principais aspectos que as diferenciam.
No final do artigo é discutido o impacto, quer em
termos teóricos quer empíricos, dos aspectos que são
defendidos como centrais, na definição de psicopatia,
para cada uma das abordagens apresentadas.
The aim of this article is to make an analysis of the concept of psychopathy, bearing in mind the implication of the concept in the study of criminal behaviour. We analyze the most important factors that characterize the several perspectives related with the conceptualization of psychopathy: the clinical, categorical, typological and dimensional perspectives of the concept. Is also discussed the impact, both theoretical and empirical, of the aspects that are defined as essential in the definition of psychopathy, for each of the approaches presented.
The aim of this article is to make an analysis of the concept of psychopathy, bearing in mind the implication of the concept in the study of criminal behaviour. We analyze the most important factors that characterize the several perspectives related with the conceptualization of psychopathy: the clinical, categorical, typological and dimensional perspectives of the concept. Is also discussed the impact, both theoretical and empirical, of the aspects that are defined as essential in the definition of psychopathy, for each of the approaches presented.
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Keywords
Comportamento criminal Personalidade anti-social Psicopatia Anti-social personality Criminal behavior Psychopathy
Citation
Análise Psicológica, 28(1), 227-240. Doi: 10.14417/ap.271
Publisher
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada