Robert D. Hare

Robert D. Hare (* 1934 in Calgary , Alberta , Canada ) is a Canadian criminal psychologist , best known for his checklist on psychopathy . He is Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia .

Psychopathy Checklist

The Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) developed from the Psychopathy Checklist (PCL ) states the following criteria:

Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive Narcissism "

• Superficial charm, good conversation
• Exaggerated self-image
• Morbid lying
• Manipulative
• Unable to feel remorse
• Incapable of deep feelings
• Lack of empathy
• Unable to take responsibility

Factor 2: Case study "Socially deviant lifestyle"

• Bored quickly, always looking for a 'kick'
• Likes to live at other people's expense
• Bad self-control
• Promiscuous sexual behavior
• Lack of realistic long-term goals
• impulsiveness
• irresponsibility
• Juvenile delinquency
• Early behavior problems
• Parole failure

Books

• Psychopathy: Theory and Research (1970), ISBN 0-471-35146-6 .
  • Psychopathie und Socziopathie (1978), German translation, ISBN 3-88074-112-3 .
• Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us (4th edition 1999), ISBN 1-57230-451-0 .
  • Conscienceless - The Psychopaths Among Us (2005), German translation, ISBN 978-3-211-25287-1 .
• Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths go to Work (2006), with Paul Babiak, ISBN 978-0-06-114789-0 .
  • Humans or managers - psychopaths at work (2007), German translation, ISBN 978-3-446-40992-7 .

Web links

• Robert Hare's website
• Is your boss a psychopath? - Fast Company , July 2005
• Robert Hare Biography , Great Canadian Psychology Website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hare, RD [1991]. The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised [PCL-R]. Toronto, Ontario: Multi-Health Systems
2. ↑ Hare and Neumann. Psychopathy as a clinical and empirical construct. Annual review of clinical psychology (2008) vol. 4 pp. 217-46
3. ^ Hare, RD (2003). Manual for the Revised Psychopathy Checklist (2nd ed.). Toronto, ON, Canada: Multi-Health Systems.
4. ^ Hare, RD, & Neumann, CN (2006). The PCL-R Assessment of Psychopathy: Development, Structural Properties, and New Directions. In C. Patrick (Ed.), Handbook of Psychopathy (pp. 58-88). New York: Guilford.
5. ↑ The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised by Robert D. Hare, 1991. Multi-Health Systems, 908 Niagara Falls Blvd, North Tonawanda, New York, USA, 14120-2060
6. ↑ Hare, RD: Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Case of Diagnostic Confusion. In: Psychiatric Times. February 1996, XIII, Issue 2. ( Online access requires free registration. )
7. ^ Hare, Robert D. Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us, (New York: Pocket Books, 1993).
8. ↑ Hare, RD, & Neumann, CS: Psychopathy as a clinical and empirical construct . In: Annual Review of Clinical Psychology . 4, No. 1, 2008, pp. 217-246. doi : 10.1146 / annurev.clinpsy.3.022806.091452 .
9. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3395443.stm