Journal of Forensic Psychology

Mitchell Rae Spezzaferri

Publications

• Thesis
  Moral Depravity: Going Beyond Just an Attribute of Psychopathy
  Author(s): Mitchell Rae Spezzaferri, Gary Collins, Jenny E Aguilar and Anne-Marie LarsenMitchell Rae Spezzaferri, Gary Collins, Jenny E Aguilar and Anne-Marie Larsen
  
  Moral depravity is a voluntary violation of morals, values, customs, or manners leading to an aberrant style of personality commonly known as antisocial psychopathy. This study intends to dive deeper, examining moral depravity as more than just an attribute of the psychopathic individual, but rather, the key component to their evolution of psychopathic traits. Through case studies, large group samples, and assessment, the literature has examined the moral upbringing, cognitive reinforcement and relevant theories to investigate how extensively morality affects an individual’s emotional and social development. The literature further examines neurobiological correlates between morality and psychopathy thanks to the advancement of neuroimaging technology within the decade. Throughout, researchers and psychologists found specific links between key brain structures of the prefrontal c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2475-319X.1000122

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