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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who normally serves on parole boards?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Political appointees with few relevant qualifications.
(c) Mental health clinicians.
(d) Criminal justice professionals.

2. What is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?
(a) Major violations of society's rules.
(b) Hostile, aggressive behavior.
(c) Unremitting truancy.
(d) Developmentally inappropriate inattention and impulsiveness.

3. How did the congregation of Ed Lopes react to discovering he was actually a thief and murderer?
(a) They rallied to support him.
(b) They were disillusioned.
(c) They were heartbroken.
(d) They were not surprised.

4. When does the U.S. Supreme Court say expert testimony, such as Grigson's, is admissible?
(a) If the evidence on which the opinion is based is made available.
(b) If the evidence is corroborated by facts from the defendant's life.
(c) If it is presented as opinion only.
(d) If the expert has appropriate credentials.

5. What is conscience to a psychopath?
(a) A puzzle to be solved.
(b) A barrier to be jumped.
(c) An emotional safeguard.
(d) An intellectual awareness of someone else's rules.

6. What was the only difference between the psychopath, Jason, as a child and adults with the same syndrome?
(a) The child was less violent.
(b) The child was less aggressive.
(c) The child was more hostile.
(d) The child was more open and forthright.

7. What did people remember most about Gary Tison, the murderer?
(a) His ready laugh.
(b) His cold, hard eyes.
(c) His amiable disposition.
(d) His interest in them.

8. Why are psychopaths not successful in treatment programs?
(a) They are unwilling to make changes.
(b) They see nothing wrong with themselves.
(c) They are experiencing too much distress.
(d) They are unable to face problems.

9. For what career are psychopaths uniquely well-suited?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Imposters.
(d) Financial advisors.

10. What is the two-pronged question clinicians face in dealing with psychopathic children?
(a) How are we to treat them and prevent recidivism?
(b) How are we to instill a missing conscience?
(c) How are we to teach them right from wrong?
(d) How are we to protect both ourselves and their civil rights?

11. Why do the victims of psychopaths often have trouble convincing others?
(a) The victims are not convincing speakers.
(b) Their stories are too extreme to be believed.
(c) The victims are often wrongdoers themselves.
(d) Psychopaths paint the victims as the real culprits.

12. What event in the life of Lawrencia Bembenek did 300 people gather to celebrate?
(a) Her acquittal.
(b) Her escape from prison.
(c) Her extradition to the U.S. from Canada.
(d) Her conviction.

13. What do psychopaths often gain from therapy programs?
(a) A new hope for the future.
(b) New friends.
(c) A new outlook.
(d) New excuses and rationalizations.

14. Why does a prison psychiatrist claim the psychopathy checklist is valuable for parole boards?
(a) It gives boards someone to blame when recidivism occurs.
(b) It is insurance against claims of improper parole.
(c) It helps boards quantify their decisions.
(d) It ensures that no one who may commit future crime is released.

15. Which traditional forms of treatment are successful with psychopaths?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) Electroshock and psychosurgery.
(c) None of them.
(d) Group therapy and client-centered therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Amy Fisher?

2. How do psychopaths perceive the world?

3. How do psychopaths treat those in positions superior to them?

4. What reaction from professionals often frustrates spouses of psychopaths?

5. What can be observed about the mental processes of psychopaths?

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