Sob o véu da psicopatia ...

Abstract

After leaving the problematization of the psychopathy diagnosis, especially regarding its association between criminality and monstrosity, we walk in order to investigate the hypotheses that the psychopathy can veil the presence of a psychosis. In that sense, we aim to defend the idea that some individuals considered psychopaths can make use of perversions defenses that appear as a way to defend them against an exuberant psychosis, in other words, rich in elementary phenomenon. In this way, psychopathy can be understood as an attempt of stabilization in the psychosis. Associated to that idea, we work in order to demonstrate that the fantasy dynamic in psychosis, more precisely in sadistic psychotics, can emerge as an important element in the enlightening of the psychopathy. Though is fundamental to underline that not all of the psychopathys should be conceived as psychosis since it is a manifestation that can be present in other structures, we intend to demonstrate that the psychopathy is not only a set of symptoms that not rare entrench, silence and stigmatize the individual. Thus, we aim to widen the discussions around psychopathy, a movement that brings consequences in how this manifestation is understood in the psychiatric, legal, non-expert and, mainly, clinical ground.