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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. When is the best period for changing the behavior or psychopaths?

2. Why did one psychologist run off with her psychopathic patient?

3. What did one psychopath say made a good liar?

4. How did the congregation of Ed Lopes react to discovering he was actually a thief and murderer?

5. How do psychopaths use body language?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have family members often unwittingly contributed to a psychopath's misbehavior?

2. Why does Kiki Olson say that the inclusion of more women in the workforce has opened new pathways for psychopaths?

3. What tools do white-color psychopaths use to get what they want?

4. What distinguishes the lying of psychopaths from that of other liars?

5. What attitude do white-collar psychopaths take toward their victims?

6. What "uncanny" ability of psychopaths helps them find potential victims?

7. What does the Psychopathy checklist provide to clinicians that they are lacking?

8. Why does the author say it is important that everyone learn how to deal with psychopathy?

9. Why is a bilateral brain, with each side having separate spheres of influence, more efficient?

10. Why does the author think it important to know about the eyes of a psychopath?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write a descriptive essay detailing the characteristics of an ideal victim for a psychopath to use and manipulate. Would such a person be rich or poor? Single or married? Include as many details as you can, and support them with information from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the nature vs. nurture argument regarding psychopathy. Do you think that one aspect is a more likely cause than the other? Are they equally involved? Support your thesis with reasons from the text

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