Psychopathy.
Is it all about Dr. Lecter in silence of the lambs or Normal Bates from psycho?
How about Patrick Bateman from American Psycho?
Think again.
A psychopath isn't a crazy person from a movie.
Blood thirsty, running around, ready to kill you on sight.
Have you ever wondered if any of your friends could actually be a psycopath?
or is Hollywood's definition of a psycopath more appealing?
Contrary to what many people think
not every psychopath is a killer or a criminal
They have a personality disorder know as psycopathic personality
which falls under the antisocial personality disorder category in the fifth edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.
This disorder is characterized by lack of empathy
lack of remorse
and antisocial behavior
Hollywood loves to portray psycopathy as madness to ensure a box office hit
but in everyday life
that's not necessarily true
When it comes to the likelihood of having a psycopath in your life
the odds are not in your favor
According to Dr. Paul Babiak
One in every one hundred people is likely to have psycopathic traits
and the probability is even higher as you go up in the office food chain
where you'll find one among every twenty-five managers and executives.
The real reasons behind psycopathy are usually narrowed down to genetic factors
Yes, many criminals are psycopaths.
But the majority of psycopaths are not involved in criminal acts at all.
Here are ten key traits of psycopaths.
One
Lack of empathy
A psycopath simply cannot feel what everyone else feels.
They understand your feelings but they don't feel them
even if you're crying your heart out over the death of a loved one.
They'll show compasison only to please you.
Not out of true emotional empathy.
Two
Manipulativeness
Always knowing the right strings to pull and the right buttons to push
psycopaths use deception to cheat others into thinking
believing
or acting in certain ways.
They only focus on personal gain with no concern once so ever for how others feel
Three
Irresponsibility
Impulsive behavior and irresponsibility is their lifestyle
A psycopath would never admit to their mistakes.
In fact, they turn the tables against whoever accuses them of anything.
So that the accuser would think again
and even feel guilty
about their complaints.
Four
Narcissism
Psycopaths usually view themselves as smarter
more powerful
and of more worth than everyone else.
They have an extravagant
almost theatrical self perception
thinking that the world revolves around just themselves.
Five
Pathological lying
Psycopaths tend to lie
lie
and lie even more.
Their lives are spider webs of lies.
This ranges from moderate levels to high levels of lying.
Six
Superficial charm
smooth
charming
and attractive
Psycopaths aren't afraid to do or say anything they like.
That abscence of embarrasement attracts others
as it can be misperceived as high self confidence
The hot guy glare is mistaken for sexual magnetism by women
Seven
Lack of remorse
Psychopaths don't feel guilty for the suffering and pain they inflict on others
or for their actions in general.
Eight
Proneness to boredom
Forever bored
psycopaths have an exagerated need for adrenaline overdose
so they're always looking for excitement and thrill.
Nine
Bullying
Psychopaths are usually abusive towards those that are not of much benefit to them.
This could be subordinates
elderly people
children
or in most cases animals.
They like to exercise their power over other fragile beings through bullying
and they may use hurtful words at any time without warning.
Ten
Sucker for power.
They have an excessive need to exercise power and control over others
In other words, they are control freaks.
Everything must go the way they want it to.
And that's it for the ten main traits of psycopaths.
Now that you know what a psycopath is
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