The psychopathic personality

• Abnormal development of the psyche

  The id,the ego and the superego
• psychodynamic explanation of crime focuses on the influence of early life experiences and their impact on adult development
• Blackburn


  suggests that a weak,deviant or overly strong superego leads to criminal behaviour.An inability to distinguish between right and wrong.
• According to freudian psychology,psychopaths or individuals with antisocial personality disorder(ASPD) have an undeveloped superego
• Roots to offending are found in the first 5 years of a childs life,especially the relationship between a child and their parents
• Freud believes that all child start as a narcissist but following successful relationships with their mothers,they can then form relationships with their families and then the wider community.
• Cleckley


  psychopathy has its roots from childhood
• Infants relationships to objects(people) would dictate future relationships and attachment style
• Klein


  negative relationships at a young age would deeply impact a childs future life.

  In our early years we form mental representations of the people around us.These images influence how we perceive people and interact with other later in life
• Brody and Rosenfeld


  finding strong connections between psychopathy scores,how someone sees relationships and childhood experiences.The study hinted that how people relate to others are a key part of being a psychopath.They may hide deep emotional issues,this emphasises how crucial early relationships are in shaping a psychopathic personality
• Bowlby


  the ability to form meaningful relationships into adulthood was dependant on a close,warm and continuous relationship with the mother in the first few years.
• monotropy,infants form a special attachment to one PCG,this then acts as a prototype to all relationships
• A disruption in the child-mother bond would lead to a persons inability to be able to relate to others,Bowlby would call these people affectionless