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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do psychopaths tend to feel about the future?
2. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?
3. What programs administer treatment if the psychopath is judged to be sane but evil?
4. How well do psychopaths get along with one another?
5. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. What experience has convinced the author that the public needs to understand psychopathy?
2. Why has the author determined not to devote much of his book to psychodynamic, unconscious processes of psychopathy?
3. Why is it important to determine whether a psychopath is mentally ill or simply a wrongdoer?
4. What signs did Helen have that her preadolescent daughter, Alice, was "off"?
5. In what ways are psychopaths compared to science fiction androids by the author?
6. What does William March list as some reasons good people do not readily recognize psychopathy?
7. How has the term "psychopath" contributed to confusion about its meaning?
8. How are psychopaths often able to pass themselves off as experts?
9. Why doesn't the psychopath's need for change and excitement make him a good candidate for dangerous jobs?
10. What are some important differences between the violent acts of psychopaths and the violent acts of other criminals?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you feel better prepared as a person for any encounters you may have with psychopathy in your own life after reading this book? In your essay, tell why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
One of the characteristics of psychopathy is an inability to learn from past experience. Write an essay explaining how this inability could cripple a person's ability to make progress in life.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting criminal psychopaths with non-criminal psychopaths. Include statistics and examples from the text that illustrate both similarities and differences.
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