"Do Unto Others" Distinct Psychopathy Facets Predict Reduced Perception and Tolerance of Pain

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 240-246

  Brislin, Sarah J ^a   Buchman Schmitt, Jennifer M ^a   Joiner, Thomas E ^a   Patrick, Christopher J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

pain tolerance; personality; psychopathy; triarchic model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMPATHY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959557718     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/per0000180     Document Type: Article

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