A nice summary of psychopathy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hon3AzMO6vs&feature=related
> If true, this also means the astronomically expensive public bailouts will
> not
> solve the problem since many of the morally impaired individuals who caused
> this mess likely remain in positions of power. Worse, they may be the same
> people advising governments on how to resolve this crisis.
Of course the corporate bailouts won't help.
Do we see any genuine signs of remorse?
No.
Any meaningful steps toward confession or restitution-based atonement?
No.
None whatsoever.
There are none on a personal level, nor are there any on the
corporate level -- nor will there be.
> This shark-like fixation on self-interest means that psychopaths often feel a
> clear detachment from other people, viewing them more as sheep to be preyed
> upon than fellow humans to relate to. For instance, psychopaths in prison
> often use group therapy sessions not as a healing process, but as an
> opportunity to learn how to simulate normal human emotions.
This is actually a structural component of public corporate charters.
The official duty of their chief officers is to maximize profits
for shareholders, period.
The classic screening test is the Hare Psychopathy Checklist Revised
(PCL-R) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_Psychopathy_Checklist
A prototypical psychopath would receive a maximum score of 40,
while someone with absolutely no psychopathic traits or tendencies
would receive a score of zero. A score of 30 or above qualifies
a person for a diagnosis of psychopathy. People with no criminal
backgrounds normally score around 5. Many non-psychopathic
criminal offenders score around 22.
Scoring:
0 The item does not apply,
1 The item applies somewhat
2 The item fully applies.
Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive narcissism"
1 Glibness/superficial charm
2 Grandiose sense of self-worth
3 Pathological lying
4 Cunning/manipulative
5 Lack of remorse or guilt
6 Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric)
7 Callousness; lack of empathy
8 Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
Factor 2: Case history "Socially deviant lifestyle".
9 Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom
10 Parasitic lifestyle
11 Poor behavioral control
12 Lack of realistic long-term goals
13 Impulsivity
14 Irresponsibility
15 Juvenile delinquency
16 Early behavior problems
17 Revocation of conditional release
Traits not correlated with either factor
18 Promiscuous sexual behavior
19 Many short-term marital relationships
20 Criminal versatility
21 Acquired behavioural sociopathy/sociological conditioning
