Psychopathy and Boderline Personality in Female Inmates

描述(申请人提供)：本研究将在成人看守所被监禁的男性和女性样本中调查边缘人格障碍和精神变态的关系。精神变态和边缘人格障碍与反社会或犯罪行为以及愤怒管理不善和冲动等特征有关。男性更有可能被发现患有精神变态，而女性更有可能被诊断为边缘性人格障碍。这项研究项目将检查罪犯在精神变态表现上的性别差异，特别注意BPD的特征可能反映潜在精神变态的方式。将使用Hare精神病检查表筛查版(PCL：SV)和人格评估问卷(PAI)来检查这两种障碍的症状和表现的特定重叠区域，包括情感体验、冲动和反社会或犯罪行为。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The present research will investigate the relationship between Borderline Personality Disorder and psychopathy in a sample of incarcerated males and females at an adult detention center. Psychopathy and Borderline Personality Disorder are associated with antisocial or criminal behaviors as well as characteristics such as poor anger management and impulsivity. While men are more likely to be found psychopathic, women are more likely to be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. This research project will examine gender differences in the expression of psychopathy among offenders, with particular attention to the ways in which characteristics of BPD may reflect underlying psychopathy. The Hare Psychopathy Checklist - Screening Version (PCL:SV) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) will be used to examine specific areas of overlap in the symptoms and expression of these two disorders, including affective experience, impulsivity, and antisocial or criminal behaviors.