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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be observed about the mental processes of psychopaths?
(a) Their mental processes are normal.
(b) Their mental processes are poorly regulated.
(c) Their mental processes are bound by complex rules.
(d) Their mental processes are straightforward.

2. What do psychopaths feel for their victims?
(a) Unusual interest.
(b) Total indifference.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Intense hatred.

3. How do psychopaths know what emotions to display to others?
(a) They use their listeners' reactions as cues.
(b) They read psychology texts.
(c) They study films.
(d) They take acting classes.

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

5. Which part of the brain is more analytical and sequential?
(a) The left hemisphere.
(b) The frontal lobe.
(c) The right hemisphere.
(d) Neither: both sides work together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the victims of white-collar psychopaths often fail to report?

2. How did Grambling, himself, describe his profession?

3. Who do psychopaths typically blame when punished for their misconduct?

4. What is the most overwhelming factor in the psychopath's ability to manipulate others?

5. What was the only difference between the psychopath, Jason, as a child and adults with the same syndrome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory does the author feel may possibly explain the self-contradictory nature of psychopathic speech?

2. Why is the typical advice to quit indulging misbehaving youth and get them into therapy considered by the author to be doomed to failure?

3. What are the reasons that psychotherapy is ineffective for psychopaths?

4. Who is Dr. Death, and why was he given that name?

5. Why are nurturing, kind-hearted women ideal victims for psychopaths?

6. What is a hypothetical, and why is it dangerous in arriving at a diagnosis of psychopathy?

7. What warnings does the author give to those who are trying to deal with psychopaths in their lives?

8. What is the danger of inaccurate diagnosis of psychopathy?

9. What benefit does a psychopath typically get from therapy programs?

10. What is it about the speech of psychopaths that may reveal the condition to an astute observer?

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