Like with all things, its deviation from the norm. BTW there are benefits to having psychopaths ;) as well... i suspect
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Divya <[email protected]> wrote: > > Top posting, apologies: apropos this thread, one of the books on my > recommendations list is The Psychopath Test, by Jon Ronson, which is an > account of Ronson's peripatetic attempts to apply the Hare test to an > assortment of people from criminals to CEOs. > > Eminently readable stuff. > > Cheers > Divya > > Sent from my iPad > > On 29 Nov 2011, at 17:24, Jon Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 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? > > > > 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 > > > > > > >
