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1. Why has the author decided that it's important to write about the technical topic of psychopathy at a level that the public can understand?

The author has decided to write about psychopathy at a non-technical level because there is a dramatic increase in the social and personal disruption caused by psychopaths. Failure to properly distinguish offenders who are psychopathic from those who are not has dire consequences for society as well as for the individuals involved, since treatment options are vastly different.

2. Why has the author determined not to devote much of his book to psychodynamic, unconscious processes of psychopathy?

The author feels that the psychodynamic, unconscious processes of psychopathy do not contribute much to understanding the disorder. He believes that these accounts have a circular quality that does not readily lend itself to empirical study.

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