Hare Psychopathy Checklist (Original) (PCL-22)

Introduction
The Original Hare Psychopathy Checklist is a psychological assessment tool designed to assess the presence of psychopathy in individuals. It consists of a 22-item checklist of perceived personality traits and observable behaviors. It is intended to be completed on the basis of a semi-structured interview along with a review of ancillary information.

The PCL was originally developed in the 1970s by Canadian psychologist Robert Hare for use in psychology experiments. It has since undergone revision to the newer PCL-R (Psychopathy Checklist - Revised) in which 2 of the questions from the original assessment were removed after statistical analysis showed said questions to be unhelpful.

Instructions
Please mark present, unclear, or absent regarding each of the following personality traits or observed behaviors.

  Definitely Present Possibly Present Definitely Absent
1. Glibness / superficial charm
2. Previous diagnosis as psychopath (or similar)
3. Egocentricity / grandiose sense of self-worth
4. Proneness to boredom / low frustration tolerance
5. Pathological lying and deception
6. Conning / lack of sincerity
7. Lack of remorse or guilt
8. Lack of affect and emotional depth
9. Callous / lack of empathy
10. Parasitic lifestyle
11. Short-tempered / poor behavioral controls
12. Promiscuous sexual relations
13. Early behavior problems
14. Lack of realistic, long-term plans
15. Impulsivity
16. Irresponsible behavior as parent
17. Frequent marital relationships
18. Juvenile delinquency
19. Poor probation or parole risk
20. Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
21. Many types of offense
22. Drug or alcohol abuse not direct cause of antisocial behavior
Sources
  1. HareRDA research scale for the assessment of psychopathy in criminal populations. 1 Pers Indiv Diff 111-119 ().