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Emotions and sociopathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Robert Plutchik*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461

Abstract

Questions are raised about several issues discussed by Mealey: (1) the nature of the distinction between primary and secondary sociopaths, (2) some difficulties with a general arousal theory of criminality, and (3) the possible role of countervailing forces in the development of sociopathy. An important area that calls for attention is the patterning of different specific emotions in the lives of sociopaths as compared to other groups.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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