On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Anish Mohammed <[email protected]> wrote: > Like with all things, its deviation from the norm. BTW there are benefits to > having psychopaths ;) as well... i suspect
Benefits to what/whom? The individual? The gene pool? Society? S. > > 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 >> > >> > >> >> > > -- Marge: Quick, somebody perform CPR! Homer: Umm (singing) I see a bad moon rising. Marge: That's CCR! Homer: Looks like we're in for nasty weather. Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
