Some violent offenders have a disturbed character structure commonly referred to as psychopathy, sociopathy, or antisocial personality. What is known about the psychopathic personality?
A) Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a father figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
B) Children who lack the opportunity to form an attachment to a mother figure during the first three years of life are most likely to develop psychopathic personalities.
C) Psychopaths are less likely to become chronic offenders than are nonpsychopaths.
D) Psychopaths, as a rule, experience an inordinate number of abnormal fears.

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Psychopathy is often linked to early childhood experiences, particularly the lack of attachment to a primary caregiver, typically the mother, during crucial developmental periods.

Some Violent Offenders Have a Disturbed Character Structure Commonly Referred