Theory of mind in the psychopath

被引：119

作者：

Blair, J

Sellars, C

Strickland, I

Clark, F

Williams, A

Smith, M

Jones, L

机构：

[1] MRC, COGNIT DEV UNIT, LONDON WC1H 0HT, ENGLAND

[2] BROADMOOR HOSP, CROWTHORNE RG11 7EG, BERKS, ENGLAND

[3] ASHWORTH HOSP, LIVERPOOL L31 1HW, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND

[4] HMP WORMWOOD SCRUBS, LONDON W12 0AE, ENGLAND

来源：

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY | 1996年 / 7卷 / 01期

关键词：

psychopath; theory of mind; autism; empathy;

D O I：

10.1080/09585189608409914

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates the Theory of Mind ability of psychopaths. Happe's (1994) advanced test of Theory of Mind was presented to 25 psychopaths and 25 non-psychopathic incarcerated controls. The psychopaths and the non-psychopathic controls did not differ in their performance on this task. However, the psychopaths were performing significantly better than Happe's most highly able adult autistic population. It was therefore concluded that the psychopath does not have a Theory of Mind deficit. Speculations are made about the different developmental pathways of autism and psychopathy and the differences in the empathy deficit present in both these disorders.

引用

页码：15 / 25

页数：11

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