Psicopatia: avaliação psicológica na construção do diagnóstico

Abstract

This article aims to expand the visions about psychopathy, in order to clarify the intrinsic processes that underlie such behavior, to understand the importance of the psychologist in the construction of diagnosis through the psychological evaluation, as they are representatives of a major challenge for psychology because of their degree of difficulty of identification. This is a literature review that seeks to understand how the psychological evaluation can help in the diagnosis of such difficulty, assisting in the psychologist. The further study aimed to evaluate the tools used to assess the psychopathic profile, such as the use of projective tests, specifically the Rorschach method. It follows that the Rorschach method demonstrates particularly useful for this purpose since it hampers the handling and provides additional diagnostic information in detail.