Citation

Gacono CB, Meloy JR. Crim. Justice Behav. 1988; 15(4): 472-483.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854888015004004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The authors review Yochelson and Samenow's (1977) model of the criminal mind. They propose a levels hypothesis for understanding the relationship among object relations, defensive operations, and the conscious cognitive-behavioral style of the psychopath. They advocate the addition of an explicit psychodynamic dimension to Yochelson and Samenow's model. A hypothetical case is presented to illustrate the relationship between unconscious defense process and conscious cognitive-behavioral style of the psychopathic personality.

Language: en