Emotional reactivity and regulation in individuals with psychopathic traits: Evidence for a disconnect between neurophysiology and self-report

Psychophysiology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1574-1585

  Ellis, Jennifer D ^a,b   Schroder, Hans S ^b   Patrick, Christopher J ^c   Moser, Jason S ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion regulation; emotional reactivity; late positive potential; psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MALE; SELF REPORT; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020220783     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12903     Document Type: Article

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