You Can Spot Any Psychopath By Looking For These Warnings
20) Lack of realistic long-term goals: Healthyplace.com explains that psychopaths lack the ability
to set realistic long-term goals. Because of their inflated sense of self, they have
a tendency to establish unattainable goals.
19) Parasitic lifestyle: A study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology finds
that some psychopaths live what can be classified as a “parasitic lifestyle”, meaning they
will leech off those around them and take credit for accomplishments achieved by others.
18) Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom: According to healthyplace.com, a common trait
of psychopaths is their need for stimulation. They are easily bored and, because of their
restless minds, are constantly in need of entertainment. This can often lead to situations
which could potentially put people in danger. If a psychopath gets bored and feels the need
to be exhilarated, they may feel the need to do something dangerous to relieve their
boredom.
17) Short personal space: Another indicator of psychopathy is a tendency to invade personal
space. A study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience found that “individuals with
high levels of ‘cold-heartedness’ preferred shorter interpersonal distances”.
16) Sucker for thrills: A psychopath is also partial to adrenaline-inducing activities.
They enjoy extreme sports like skydiving and drag racing. Some of the crime that they commit
is also as a result of them seeking a thrill.
15) Unfazed: According to an article published by Scientific American, psychopaths are unfazed
not only by social, moral, or legal consequences of their actions, but they are also not easily
disturbed or affected by situations that may, for instance, startle a neurotypical.
14) Rage: Of the few emotional responses that have been attributed to psychopaths is anger,
which appears to be intact and perhaps enhanced in psychopathy according to one study published
in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Abigail A. Marsh finds that Elevated anger
responding is intrinsic to many descriptions of psychopathy. She also references two case
studies that include numerous descriptions of psychopaths whose misbehavior included
frequent temper tantrums and rage-induced aggression.
13) Shallow emotions: A study conducted by Dr. Willem H. J. Martens from the W. Kahn
Institute of Theoretical Psychiatry and Neuroscience demonstrates that psychopaths show signs of
emotional abnormalities like shallow affect. This means that events that may engender an
emotional response from a neurotypical may have little to no effect on a psychopath.
That, however, does not prevent them from feigning these emotions in order to fit in
or manipulate.
12) Don’t believe that rules apply to them: Psychology Today explains that psychopaths
believe they are above any rules or conventions so they are able to get away with terrible
behavior. Much like narcissists, they are so self-centered that they believe they are
not held to the same standards as others.
11) Walking contradiction: According to a Business Insider article, psychopaths will
contradict themselves often. Not only do they have been-there-done-that toughness combined
with a false innocence that draws their victims in, they also contradict themselves in their
behavior and speech and will do so without so much as a second thought. This is because
psychopaths lie about almost everything. They tend to get caught up in their lies and contradict
themselves regularly because of this.
10) Juvenile delinquency: A study published by the International Journal of Offender Therapy
and Comparative Criminology shows that youth with high psychopathic traits start engaging
in criminal activities earlier in life, come into contact with the justice system earlier
in life, and have higher levels of conduct disorder, behavior problems, and delinquent
behaviors.
9) Early behavioral problems: If you can recall or look into their childhood, do you notice
unsettling patterns like enjoying hurting or torturing animals? Do they have a long
history of lying to avoid getting into trouble? Most psychopaths have a long history of manipulative
and questionable activity. This type of behavior typically starts early on in a person’s
life, and only gets worse as they grow into adults.
8) Lack of accountability for their actions: Psychology Today explains that this is how
they are able to manipulate and bend people to their will. They feel no responsibility
whatsoever and will stop at nothing to get what they want.
7) Often well-liked: According to Psychology Today, psychopaths are able to get along with
almost everyone. They are friendly and approachable which allows them to gain your trust and learn
about you. This is because they are great at lying and manipulating others. Because
of their manipulation skills, they can convince almost anyone that they are good people, making
them seem likeable when in all reality they are extremely evil.
6) Liars: Reader’s Digest states that another clue to detect a psychopath is that they will
lie about anything to get what they want. They will also lie even if it has no benefit
for them. It gives them a false sense of power over everything. They are experts at lying,
and more often than not they get away with it. Psychopaths will lie to make themselves
look better, even going so far as to make up complete lies about their past, their lifestyle,
and their relationships.
5) Believe they are better than others: According to an article on psychopaths that was published
by CNBC, Psychopaths think they are better than everyone else and that is why they get
away without feeling any guilt. They have an inflated sense of self-worth. They tend
to lie about things and sometimes even convince themselves of these lies so that they can
see themselves in a better light. These types of people are not to be trusted, and are some
of the most dangerous types of people in the world. Because psychopaths only value themselves,
they feel that they are better than everyone. A psychopath believes that he or she has more
value than anyone else, and will do anything to try to prove this. This includes sabotaging
others and purposely making others look bad.
4) Only value themselves: International Business Times reveals that as long as a psychopath
is doing what they want and getting what they want, they couldn’t care less if the world
goes up in flames. The only reason a psychopath will do anything is to benefit themselves.
If it doesn’t benefit them in any way, they won’t do it. What’s worse is that a psychopath
is willing to put the happiness of others at risk just for their own benefit. They don’t
think about other people and will stoop to new lows to get what they want.
3) Enjoy making others feel guilty: Mentalhelp.net explains that another way to tell that a person
is psychopath is if they take pleasure in making others feel guilty. One obvious warning
sign that you may be dealing with a psychopath is that they like to manipulate people’s
emotions in order to get them to do what they want. They pick up small details about you,
and once they build your trust, they will use the information against you. This is manipulation
at its finest, and can be hard to detect. If you know the signs to look for, though,
you may be able to figure out that all is not as it seems with this type of person.
2) Lack of empathy: According to livescience.com, a psychopath is unable to place themselves
in another person’s shoes or see things from their perspective if it is not beneficial
for them. However, they are capable of mimicking empathy or sympathy by observing others.
1) Lack of guilt: According to Psychology Today, a psychopath will do what they please
without consideration for how their behavior will impact others and without feeling a sense
of remorse. A psychopath will not feel guilty for his or her behavior, even if it hurts
the people around them. Watch out for this clear cut sign of a psychopath before it’s
too late!
Want to know what other signs there are that you may be dealing with a psychopath? Keep
watching to find out!
When you picture a psychopath, usually the image you think of is a weapon-wielding individual
with a crazed look in their eye. That’s the image that popular culture has portrayed,
but how accurate is that definition?
It’s not as simple as the stereotypical depictions you see in films and TV shows.
One of the biggest myths about psychopaths is that they are all violent or criminal.
In fact, you could be in the presence of a psychopath and not even know it. The term
psychopath was coined in the 1900s when doctors noticed certain mental health patients who
appeared neurotypical had what they called a “mental depravity”.
Psychopathy was conflated with sociopathy at the time. Since then, researchers have
amended the definition of psychopath to refer to those who lacked a sense of ethics regarding
others on a genetic level. Psychopaths also lack a conscience allowing them to manipulate
others without feeling a sense of wrongdoing.
Although it’s not easy to detect a psychopath by judging their appearance, there are ways
to determine whether someone may be a psychopath.
What situations have you been in or experienced that may have meant you were dealing with
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