Series 1, Episode 49 - Serial killers or snakes in suits? The surprising truth about psychopaths, with Professor Cristina Crego, Longwood University

While we might assume that all psychopaths are serial killers, the reality is that they are just as likely to be “snakes in suits”, haunting the corridors of any workplace. But what are the key traits of psychopaths? What careers do they tend to pursue? And what should you do if you are afraid that your boss is a psychopath – or worse, that you might be one? To explore these and other questions further we are joined by leading expert in the science of psychopaths, Professor Cristina Crego, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Longwood University in Virginia. Dr. Cristina Crego earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Kentucky. Her research investigates both empirically and conceptually the importance of shifting the classification of personality disorders from the traditional categorical model to a dimensional approach. Dr. Crego also publishes on various diagnostic and assessment issues related to conceptualizing personality disorders, with a strong emphasis on utilizing the five factor model (FFM) of general personality structure. Some of Dr. Crego’s most recent work focuses on assessment and diagnostic issues related to the personality syndrome of Psychopathy.

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