defenitely, 1. The gene pool 2. Society
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > >
