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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, pg 219-220.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does parental behavior have on psychopathy?
(a) It can ameliorate or exacerbate but not cause psychopathy.
(b) It can cause psychopathy but not ameliorate or exacerbate.
(c) It has no relationship to the psychopath's behavior.
(d) It is the primary cause of psychopathy.

2. What do psychopaths often gain from therapy programs?
(a) A new hope for the future.
(b) New excuses and rationalizations.
(c) New friends.
(d) A new outlook.

3. How do psychopaths treat those in positions superior to them?
(a) They con them.
(b) They ingratiate themselves.
(c) They mock them.
(d) They brutalize them.

4. What does the author hope research will produce?
(a) Effective early interventions.
(b) Effective prosecution.
(c) Effective supervision.
(d) Effective incarceration.

5. Why do socio-biologists claim that the number of psychopaths must be increasing?
(a) Psychopaths are being more accurately diagnosed.
(b) Psychopaths produce large numbers of children.
(c) Psychopaths make other people psychopathic.
(d) Social problems that lead to psychopathy are increasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a prison psychiatrist claim the psychopathy checklist is valuable for parole boards?

2. What causes suffering for a psychopath?

3. What often impresses people about psychopaths' discussion of technical subjects?

4. What did one psychopath say made a good liar?

5. What question did Helen and Steve ask themselves about their daughter Alice?

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