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Psychopathic Traits, Conduct Problems, and the Examination of Self-Referential Processing Using EEG in Incarcerated Adolescents
We examined the self-referential processing of incarcerated youth with psychopathic traits while we recorded their brain waves using EEG. EEG research has shown that frontal alpha asymmetry and activation of brain structures associated with the default mode network (DMN) may be related to self-referential processing. Specifically, there may be greater right frontal alpha activation and/or greater activation in the DMN, and especially the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) when people recognize traits that are true of themselves. The current study aimed to determine if those expected regions of the brain would be active when psychopathic youth read self-descriptive information (e.g., “charm,” “lack of remorse,” “daring”). In order to test these hypotheses, the current study investigated frontal alpha asymmetry, frontal alpha power, and broader alpha activation in the DMN in a sample of 39 detained male adolescents (Mage = 15.79; SD = 1.36) through both EEG recording of alpha activity and source localization analyses (sLORETA) while participants completed the Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder scale (PSCD; Salekin & Hare in Proposed Specifiers for Conduct Disorder (PSCD), 2016) and the Interpersonal Adjectives Scale-Big 5 measure of general personality (IASR-B5; Trapnell & Wiggins in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 781-790, 1990). Findings, surprisingly, indicated some withdrawal-motivated activation patterns in the frontal lobes during the processing of self-relevant information. These findings were not in the expected direction and may indicate an abnormality in processing self-identifying traits. The brain response pattern differed when using sLORETA and when examining the psychopathy dimensions with the grandiose-manipulative traits potentially showing the greatest level of abnormality. Total score and dimensional differences are discussed and future research regarding EEG and self-referential processing is identified.
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Psychopathy and Resting State EEG Theta/Beta Oscillations in Adolescent Offenders
The aim of this study was to test neural functioning of 40 adolescent offenders with varying degrees of psychopathic traits using EEG spectra analysis. Theta/beta ratio was examined in an 8-min resting state task during which participants had their eyes-open (4 min) and eyes-closed (4 min). It was hypothesized that if components of psychopathy may be similar to ADHD that (1) total psychopathy scores and daring-impulsive (DI) subscale scores would be positively correlated with theta/beta ratio and that (2) grandiose-manipulative (GM) and callous-unemotional (CU) subscale scores would be negligibly correlated with theta/beta ratio. Findings showed that those with elevated psychopathic traits did not differ from those with low levels of psychopathic traits in terms of their neuronal functioning at least based on theta and beta wave readings during a common EEG resting state task. These findings show a point of departure from research in ADHD literature. Rather, findings may indicate individuals higher in psychopathic traits show similar levels of regulatory behavior as non-psychopathic individuals, at least as indexed by theta and beta waves. However, component level analyses showed that the psychopathy factors showed different theta beta patterns when using sLORETA. The sLORETA findings indicate that those with elevated GM traits are better able to cognitively rest (idle) when requested, whereas those youth with elevated CU and DI traits may show more excessive activity when requested to rest. These findings indicate potentially different brain regions being operative at rest based on component elevations.
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Culturally Relevant Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling
Culturally Relevant Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling presents a hermeneutic orientation and framework to address contextual issues in ethical decision-making in counseling and psychotherapy. Authors Rick Houser, Felicia L. Wilczenski, and Mary Anna Ham incorporate broad perspectives of ethical theories which are grounded in various worldviews and sensitive to cultural issues.
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