Through this course, we aim to challenge your pre-conceptions of the concept of psychopathy. Specifically, we will be exploring early conceptualisations of psychopathy as well as how we test, categorise, and risk assess psychopaths in the modern day. Moreover, we will be exploring the constellation of factors that define a psychopath and see how these facets map onto criminal and maladaptive behaviour in both community and forensic settings. Finally, we will be introducing models of psychopathy (The Biopsychosocial Model) before closing the course with discussion around how psychopathic traits might be considered adaptive - and even, successful.