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Question 1. Robert Hare's research focuses on the _____ of the psychopath.

a. Family background.

b. Neurological features.

c. Socioeconomic status.

d. Intelligence.

e. Antisocial tendencies.

Question 2. Scott Henggeler and his colleagues have designed a treatment approach for serious juvenile offenders that is responsive to many of the social systems influencing the child's delinquent behavior. This treatment approach is called:

a. Multisystem therapy.

b. Restrictive intervention.

c. Gestalt therapy.

d. Rehabilitative intervention.

e. A and C.

Question 3. The childhood of the psychopath is often characterized by:

a. Hyperactivity.

b. Cruelty to animals.

c. Enuresis.

d. Fire setting.

e. Poor school performance.

Question 4. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

a. Most criminals are mentally ill.

b. Most criminals have a mental disorder.

c. Most mentally disordered individuals are not violent.

d. Most murderers cannot help themselves because of mental illness.

e. Most murderers are paranoid schizophrenics.

Question 5. The term juvenile delinquency:

a. Is a legal term defined by the court?

b. Is often ambiguous and imprecise.

c. Has multiple definitions and meanings.

d. All of the above.

e. None of the above.

Question 6. Currently, Hare's PCL-R is the best measure available of identifying criminal psychopaths. According to Hare, what score must a person receive on this scale to be considered a criminal psychopath?

a. 20.

b. 25.

c. 22.

d. 30.

e. 18.

Question 7. Recent research using factor analysis on the behavioral characteristics suggests that there appear(s) to be _____ that adequately describe(s) the behavioral dimensions of psychopaths.

a. Only two factors.

b. Three or more factors.

c. Hundreds of factors.

d. Two or three factors.

e. One central factor.

Question 8. The behavior of the psychopath appears to be primarily an attempt to:

a. Receive sexual satisfaction.

b. Obtain adequate stimulation.

c. Relive his or her childhood.

d. Avoid punishment.

e. Get back at society.

Question 9. IST stands for:

a. Invasive sexual treatment.

b. Intrusive sexual treatment.

c. Incompetent to stand trial.

d. Incentive system targets.

e. Intensive schizophrenic treatment.

Question 10. A rare but severe mental disorder believed to be linked to childbirth and similar to serious bipolar depression is postpartum:

a. Blues.

b. Psychopathy.

c. Delusions.

d. Psychosis.

e. Depression.

Question 11. Compared to male psychopaths, female psychopaths:

a. Commit more property crime.

b. Have higher recidivism rates.

c. Are less aggressive and violent.

d. Have lower recidivism rates.

e. Receive higher PCL-R scores.

Question 12. In general, the U.S. federal court system currently uses what insanity standard?

a. The Durham rule.

b. The M'Naghten rule.

c. ALI/Brawner rule.

d. Insanity Defense Reform Act.

e. Amicus curiae.

Question 13. The core factors of psychopathy have been identified by a statistical method called:

a. Correlation.

b. Multi-analysis.

c. Analysis of variance.

d. Factor analysis.

e. Regression analysis.

Question 14. Psychopaths demonstrate normal appraisal of emotional cues and situations in the abstract (that is, verbal discussion), but they are deficient in using emotional cues to guide their judgments and behavior in the process of living. This phenomenon is referred to as:

a. Emotional paradox.

b. Emotional imbalance.

c. Habituation.

d. Narcomania.

e. Callous unemotionality.

Question 15. Research suggests that serious juvenile offenders:

a. Demonstrate poor social skills.

b. Have relatively low recidivism rates.

c. Have are highly motivated to change their behavior.

d. Specialize in one offense throughout their delinquent careers.

e. Are destined to become violent offenders in later years.

Question 16. The research shows that violent people:

a. Fantasize more than nonviolent people.

b. Exhibit the violence triad more frequently than nonviolent people.

c. Have violent daydreams daily.

d. Usually have a history of violence.

e. Often have a history of mental disorder.

Question 17. Those researchers who advocate for a fourth core factor in psychopathy argue that ____ should be included with the three core factors.

a. Low intelligence.

b. Arrogance.

c. Lack of guilt.

d. Impulsiveness.

e. Antisocial behavior.

Question 18. The primary psychopath is:

a. Usually neurotic.

b. A violent criminal.

c. Usually violent and destructive.

d. Usually highly emotional.

e. A true psychopath.

Question 19. In Foucha v. Louisiana, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that defendants found NGRI could:

a. Not be retried once they were no longer insane.

b. Not remain hospitalized once they were no longer mentally disordered.

c. Be hospitalized for as long as they remain dangerous.

d. Be given medication to treat their disorder.

e. Not be given medication to treat their disorder.

Question 20. What is the name of the two-pronged selective prevention program that was based on developmental principles and targeted multiple risk factors in high-risk children?

a. Fast track experiment.

b. OJJDP boot camp.

c. Multisystemic therapy.

d. Diamond Run Wilderness Program.

e. Girls Study Group.