Adolescents with psychopathic traits report reductions in physiological responses to fear

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 834-841

  Marsh, Abigail A ^a,b   Finger, Elizabeth C ^c   Schechter, Julia C ^b   Jurkowitz, Ilana T N ^b   Reid, Marguerite E ^b   Blair, R J R ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescence; antisocial behavior; autonomic; conduct disorder; emotion; fear; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AROUSAL; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79960225421     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02353.x     Document Type: Article

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