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In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.Ībbott, J. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Because some of the most illuminating insights into the emotional life of psychopaths are provided by close scrutiny of their psycholinguistic processes, I emphasize work that has implications for understanding the complex interplay of the psychopath’s language, affect, and predatory behavior. In this chapter I selectively review recent research on the role played by emotional processes in the disorder. Psychopathy is a socially devastating personality disorder defined by a constellation of affective, interpersonal, and behavioral characteristics, including egocentricity, manipulativeness, deceitfulness, lack of empathy, guilt or remorse, and a propensity to violate social and legal expectations and norms (Cleckley, 1976 Hare, 1995, 1996).
