and can be quite voluble and verbally facile (e.g., using technical terms or jargon that
might impress someone who is unfamiliar with th e topic). Lack of empathy, inflated self-
appraisal, and superficial charm are features that have been commonly included in tradi-
tional conceptions of psychopathy that may be  particularly distinguishing of the disorder
and more predictive of recidivism in prison  or forensic settings, where criminal, delin-
quent, or aggressive acts are likely to be no nspecific. These individuals may also be irre-
sponsible and exploitative in their sexual re lationships. They may have a history of many