Eve Maram, Jenny E. Aguilar
Orange Psychological Services, California Baptist University, USA
Title: Psychopathy Within
Biography
Biography: Eve Maram, Jenny E. Aguilar
Abstract
PSYCHOPATHY WITHIN presents a unique synthesis of forensic and clinical psychology, infused with personal story.
Dr. Eve Maram’s book, Psychopathy Within (Maram, 2016), offers a new, gradated definition of psychopathy that challenges our assumptions about the topic and its meaning. The book presents a unique synthesis, including detailed material from Dr. Maram’s personal, forensic/clinical, and depth psychology professional perspective. Defining psychopathy as a human characteristic on a continuum, which the book posits, is both timely and relevant to forensic assessment and treatment. In a world more blatantly polarized than ever, those most disenfranchised among us, including those caught up in the legal system, are impacted with amplified intensity.
Dr. Jenny Aguilar will amplify this idea of a gradated definition of psychopathy using illustrative clinical case examples. Historically, the term psychopath has been reserved for individuals with expressed, extreme depravity, evidenced by behavior. Extreme psychopathy is a strong predictor of future risk, but forensic risk assessment tools often fail to identify the majority who commit violent crimes. These instruments are categorical and do not address the continuum of personality, specifically the characteristics of psychopathy that are broad and nuanced. Redefining psychopathy enhances our perceptions about specific types of criminal behavior, to identify most effective treatment and intervention strategies.