Clarifying the role of defensive reactivity deficits in psychopathy and antisocial personality using startle reflex methodology

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 253-258

  Vaidyanathan, Uma ^a   Hall, Jason R ^b   Patrick, Christopher J ^a   Bernat, Edward M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Defensive reactivity; Fear; Psychopathy; Startle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVERSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST REVISED; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 79951521701     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021224     Document Type: Article

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