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The multiple facets of psychopathy in attack and defense conflicts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2019

Tiago O. Paiva Open the ORCID record for Tiago O. Paiva [Opens in a new window] ,
Rui C. Coelho ,
Rita Pasion ,
Beatriz Ribeiro ,
Pedro R. Almeida ,
Fernando Ferreira-Santos ,
João Marques-Teixeira  and
Fernando Barbosa
Tiago O. Paiva
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. tiagopaiva@fpce.up.pt rui.cardoso.coelho@gmail.comritapasion@gmail.com frsantos@fpce.up.pt jemt01@gmail.comfbarbosa@fpce.up.pt Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Rui C. Coelho
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. tiagopaiva@fpce.up.pt rui.cardoso.coelho@gmail.comritapasion@gmail.com frsantos@fpce.up.pt jemt01@gmail.comfbarbosa@fpce.up.pt
Rita Pasion
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. tiagopaiva@fpce.up.pt rui.cardoso.coelho@gmail.comritapasion@gmail.com frsantos@fpce.up.pt jemt01@gmail.comfbarbosa@fpce.up.pt
Beatriz Ribeiro
Affiliation:
School of Criminology and Interdisciplinary Research Center on Crime, Justice and Security, Faculty of Law, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. beatriz.d.o.ribeiro@gmail.compalmeida@direito.up.pt
Pedro R. Almeida
Affiliation:
School of Criminology and Interdisciplinary Research Center on Crime, Justice and Security, Faculty of Law, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. beatriz.d.o.ribeiro@gmail.compalmeida@direito.up.pt
Fernando Ferreira-Santos
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. tiagopaiva@fpce.up.pt rui.cardoso.coelho@gmail.comritapasion@gmail.com frsantos@fpce.up.pt jemt01@gmail.comfbarbosa@fpce.up.pt
João Marques-Teixeira
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. tiagopaiva@fpce.up.pt rui.cardoso.coelho@gmail.comritapasion@gmail.com frsantos@fpce.up.pt jemt01@gmail.comfbarbosa@fpce.up.pt
Fernando Barbosa
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. tiagopaiva@fpce.up.pt rui.cardoso.coelho@gmail.comritapasion@gmail.com frsantos@fpce.up.pt jemt01@gmail.comfbarbosa@fpce.up.pt
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Abstract

With respect to De Dreu and Gross's article, we comment on the psychological functions for attack and defense, focusing on associations between individual differences in psychopathic personality traits and the behavioral patterns observed in attack-defense conflicts. We highlight the dimensional nature of psychopathy and formulate hypothetical associations between distinct traits, their different behavioral outcomes, and associated brain mechanisms.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e135
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