ABSTRACT
Psychopathy is a personality disorder, that is, a chronic disturbance in an individual’s relations with self, others and their environment, which results in distress or failure to fulfil social roles and obligations (Cooke and Hart, 2004). Personality disorders affect how individuals think, feel and behave. Psychopathic personality disorder is a particular form of personality disorder that is characterised by three broad dimensions, an interpersonal style that is dominant, forceful, deceptive and grandiose, by an affective deficiency evidenced by a failure to experience remorse or guilt, and by behaviour that can be described as impulsive and reckless.
