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Demographic Information
Name Iqra Zahid
Age 22 years
Gender Female
No. of siblings 3
Birth order 3rd born
Education Bachelor’s
Occupation Student
Marital status Unmarried
Religion Islam
Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCLR)
The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is a diagnostic tool used to rate a
person’s psychopathic or antisocial tendencies. Psychopaths are people who prey ruthlessly
on others using charm, deceit, violence or other methods that allow them to get with they
want. The symptoms of psychopathy include lack of a conscience or sense of guilt; lack of
empathy; egocentricity; pathological lying; repeated violations of social norms; disregard
for the law; shallow emotions; and a history of victimizing [Link] designed to
assess people accused or convicted of crimes, the PCL-R consists of a 20-item symptom
rating scale that allows qualified examiners to compare a subject’s degree of psychopathy
with that of a prototypical psychopath. It is accepted by many in the field as the best
method for determining the presence and extent of psychopathy in a [Link] Hare
checklist is still used to diagnose members of the original population for which it was
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developed—adult males in prisons, criminal psychiatric hospitals, and awaiting psychiatric
evaluations or trial in other correctional and detention facilities. Recent experience
suggests that the PCL-R may also be used effectively to diagnose sex offenders as well as
female and adolescent offenders.
Purpose
The PCL-R is used for diagnosing psychopathy in individuals for clinical, legal or research
purposes. Developed in the early 1990s, the test was originally designed to identify the
degree of a person’s psychopathic tendencies. Because psychopaths, however, are often
repeat offenders who commit sexual assaults or other violent crimes again and again, the
PCL-R is now finding use in the courtroom and in institutions as an indicator of the
potential risk posed by subjects or prisoners. The results of the examination have been used
in forensic settings as a factor in deciding the length and type of prison sentences and the
treatment subjects should or should not receive.
Table
Table Showing Scores Obtained in The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)
Raw scores Range Severity level
13 25-30 Low
Interpretation. The cutoff score were 13 on the PCL- R test it may have
significantly lower levels of psychopathy traits compared to the normal range which is
typically between 25 to [Link] could indicate a lower risk or presence of antisocial
behavior and other related traits associated with psychopathy.