Summary prepared by Dr. Beth Visser What is the Cheater-Hawk explanation of psychopathy? Grounded in evolutionary theory, this research used a Sims video game to explore the Cheater-Hawk hypothesis of psychopathy (Visser et al., 2020). The Cheater-Hawk hypothesis (Book & Quinsey, 2004) proposes that psychopaths have evolved to be both deceitful (cheaters) and aggressive (hawks). … Read more
The Aftermath Surviving Psychopathy Foundation 2019 Annual Report is now on our website. Some of the highlights include: updates on our successful Kickstarter campaign and our progress towards developing online courses to educate people about psychopathy; a summary of the locations and outcomes for the people who asked us for help in 2019; the true … Read more
Dr. Joseph Newman is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he served as Director of Clinical Training and Chair before retiring in 2014. He was the inaugural President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy and a recipient of the R. D. Hare Lifetime Achievement Award. … Read more
Summary by Jamie Knowles and Dr. Nicola Gray Online trolling (the act of provoking others online using deception and harmful behavior) can have a long lasting negative impact on the victim. This study looked at whether factors such as psychopathy, sadism and empathy could predict involvement in online trolling behaviors. The authors asked 415 participants … Read more
Probably only a victim of a psychopath is able to fully understand this post. Those who have never experienced this kind of addiction will likely see nothing more than words. But these are not hollow words. This is a perspective of one survivor; the following text describes only my feelings. It is crucial to remember … Read more
We’re excited to announce that we have launched two new social media profiles on Twitter and Pinterest — in addition to our LinkedIn profile. We plan on sharing information and updates on psychopathy regularly, including news about summaries of psychopathy findings in nontechnical words, “Ask the Experts” columns, events, and more! If you are … Read more
