How to Recognize a Psychopath

[Persia]

That's what makes psychopaths so mysterious and incomprehensible -- the lack of normal human feeling.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wray-herbert/the-cluelessness-of-the-p_b_953703.html

[GoldenWolf]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Hare_Psychopathy_Checklist

Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Main article: Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the PCL-R,[82] which is a clinical rating scale with 20 items. Each of the items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point (0, 1, 2) scale according to two factors.

PCL-R Factor 2 is associated with behavioral deficits or antisocial lifestyle,[83] more specifically: reactive anger, anxiety, increased risk of suicide, criminality, and impulsive violence. PCL-R Factor 1, in contrast, is associated with personality deficits or aggressive narcissism,[83] more specifically: extraversion and positive affect. Factor 1, the so-called core personality traits of psychopathy, may even be beneficial for the psychopath (in terms of non‑deviant social functioning).[84] Both case history and a semi-structured interview are used in the analysis.

Because an individual's scores may have important consequences for his or her future, the potential for harm if the test is used or administered incorrectly is considerable. The test can only be considered valid if administered by a suitably qualified and experienced clinician under controlled conditions.[32][85]

[edit] PCL-R items

The following findings are for research purposes only, and are not used in clinical diagnosis. These items cover the affective, interpersonal, and behavioral features. Each item is rated on a score from zero to two. The sum total determines the extent of a person's psychopathy.[86]

Factor 1

Aggressive narcissism

Glibness/superficial charm

Grandiose sense of self-worth

Pathological lying

Cunning/manipulative

Lack of remorse or guilt

Emotionally shallow

Callous/lack of empathy

Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

Factor 2

Socially deviant lifestyle

Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom

Parasitic lifestyle

Poor behavioral control

Promiscuous sexual behavior

Lack of realistic, long-term goals

Impulsiveness

Irresponsibility

Juvenile delinquency

Early behavioral problems

Revocation of conditional release

Many short-term marital relationships

Criminal versatility

One issue related to the assessment of individuals who may exhibit affective, interpersonal, and behavioral features associated with psychopathy is the ability to overcome gender myths when the psychopathy features are present in females.[87] The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised has both percentiles and T-score tables for male and female offenders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Cleckley_Checklist

Cleckley Checklist

In his 1941 book, Mask of Sanity, Hervey M. Cleckley introduced 16 behavioral characteristics of a psychopath: [90]

Superficial charm and good "intelligence"*

Absence of delusions and other signs of irrational thinking*

Absence of nervousness or psychoneurotic manifestations*

Unreliability

Untruthfulness and insincerity

Lack of remorse and shame

Inadequately motivated antisocial behavior

Poor judgment and failure to learn by experience

Pathologic egocentricity and incapacity for love

General poverty in major affective reactions

Specific loss of insight

Unresponsiveness in general interpersonal relations

Fantastic and uninviting behavior with drink and sometimes without

Suicide threats rarely carried out*

Sex life impersonal, trivial, and poorly integrated

Failure to follow any life plan.

*These characteristics have since been depreciated.[58]

[xYlvax]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Hare_Psychopathy_Checklist

Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Main article: Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the PCL-R,[82] which is a clinical rating scale with 20 items. Each of the items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point (0, 1, 2) scale according to two factors.

PCL-R Factor 2 is associated with behavioral deficits or antisocial lifestyle,[83] more specifically: reactive anger, anxiety, increased risk of suicide, criminality, and impulsive violence. PCL-R Factor 1, in contrast, is associated with personality deficits or aggressive narcissism,[83] more specifically: extraversion and positive affect. Factor 1, the so-called core personality traits of psychopathy, may even be beneficial for the psychopath (in terms of non‑deviant social functioning).[84] Both case history and a semi-structured interview are used in the analysis.

Because an individual's scores may have important consequences for his or her future, the potential for harm if the test is used or administered incorrectly is considerable. The test can only be considered valid if administered by a suitably qualified and experienced clinician under controlled conditions.[32][85]

[edit] PCL-R items

The following findings are for research purposes only, and are not used in clinical diagnosis. These items cover the affective, interpersonal, and behavioral features. Each item is rated on a score from zero to two. The sum total determines the extent of a person's psychopathy.[86]

Factor 1

Aggressive narcissism

Glibness/superficial charm

Grandiose sense of self-worth

Pathological lying

Cunning/manipulative

Lack of remorse or guilt

Emotionally shallow

Callous/lack of empathy

Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

Factor 2

Socially deviant lifestyle

Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom

Parasitic lifestyle

Poor behavioral control

Promiscuous sexual behavior

Lack of realistic, long-term goals

Impulsiveness

Irresponsibility

Juvenile delinquency

Early behavioral problems

Revocation of conditional release

Many short-term marital relationships

Criminal versatility

One issue related to the assessment of individuals who may exhibit affective, interpersonal, and behavioral features associated with psychopathy is the ability to overcome gender myths when the psychopathy features are present in females.[87] The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised has both percentiles and T-score tables for male and female offenders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Cleckley_Checklist

Cleckley Checklist

In his 1941 book, Mask of Sanity, Hervey M. Cleckley introduced 16 behavioral characteristics of a psychopath: [90]

Superficial charm and good "intelligence"*

Absence of delusions and other signs of irrational thinking*

Absence of nervousness or psychoneurotic manifestations*

Unreliability

Untruthfulness and insincerity

Lack of remorse and shame

Inadequately motivated antisocial behavior

Poor judgment and failure to learn by experience

Pathologic egocentricity and incapacity for love

General poverty in major affective reactions

Specific loss of insight

Unresponsiveness in general interpersonal relations

Fantastic and uninviting behavior with drink and sometimes without

Suicide threats rarely carried out*

Sex life impersonal, trivial, and poorly integrated

Failure to follow any life plan.

*These characteristics have since been depreciated.[58]

I have 90% of those. Then again, I know I have many issues. I've even been clinically diagnosed..

[Soul Kitchen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Hare_Psychopathy_Checklist

Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Main article: Hare Psychopathy Checklist

Psychopathy is most commonly assessed with the PCL-R,[82] which is a clinical rating scale with 20 items. Each of the items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point (0, 1, 2) scale according to two factors.

PCL-R Factor 2 is associated with behavioral deficits or antisocial lifestyle,[83] more specifically: reactive anger, anxiety, increased risk of suicide, criminality, and impulsive violence. PCL-R Factor 1, in contrast, is associated with personality deficits or aggressive narcissism,[83] more specifically: extraversion and positive affect. Factor 1, the so-called core personality traits of psychopathy, may even be beneficial for the psychopath (in terms of non‑deviant social functioning).[84] Both case history and a semi-structured interview are used in the analysis.

Because an individual's scores may have important consequences for his or her future, the potential for harm if the test is used or administered incorrectly is considerable. The test can only be considered valid if administered by a suitably qualified and experienced clinician under controlled conditions.[32][85]

[edit] PCL-R items

The following findings are for research purposes only, and are not used in clinical diagnosis. These items cover the affective, interpersonal, and behavioral features. Each item is rated on a score from zero to two. The sum total determines the extent of a person's psychopathy.[86]

Factor 1

Aggressive narcissism

Glibness/superficial charm

Grandiose sense of self-worth

Pathological lying

Cunning/manipulative

Lack of remorse or guilt

Emotionally shallow

Callous/lack of empathy

Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

Factor 2

Socially deviant lifestyle

Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom

Parasitic lifestyle

Poor behavioral control

Promiscuous sexual behavior

Lack of realistic, long-term goals

Impulsiveness

Irresponsibility

Juvenile delinquency

Early behavioral problems

Revocation of conditional release

Many short-term marital relationships

Criminal versatility

One issue related to the assessment of individuals who may exhibit affective, interpersonal, and behavioral features associated with psychopathy is the ability to overcome gender myths when the psychopathy features are present in females.[87] The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised has both percentiles and T-score tables for male and female offenders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Cleckley_Checklist

Cleckley Checklist

In his 1941 book, Mask of Sanity, Hervey M. Cleckley introduced 16 behavioral characteristics of a psychopath: [90]

Superficial charm and good "intelligence"*

Absence of delusions and other signs of irrational thinking*

Absence of nervousness or psychoneurotic manifestations*

Unreliability

Untruthfulness and insincerity

Lack of remorse and shame

Inadequately motivated antisocial behavior

Poor judgment and failure to learn by experience

Pathologic egocentricity and incapacity for love

General poverty in major affective reactions

Specific loss of insight

Unresponsiveness in general interpersonal relations

Fantastic and uninviting behavior with drink and sometimes without

Suicide threats rarely carried out*

Sex life impersonal, trivial, and poorly integrated

Failure to follow any life plan.

*These characteristics have since been depreciated.[58]

You could summarize the articles instead of copy+pasting them. That way you can show us that you actually gained/have some knowledge of the subject, rather than the mere ability to press ctrl+c and ctrl+p.

Edited September 22, 2011 by Soul Kitchen

[GoldenWolf]

You could summarize the articles instead of copy+pasting them. That way you can show us that you actually gained/have some knowledge of the subject, rather than the mere ability to press ctrl+c and ctrl+p.

And why do I have to prove myself? It was meant to give more definition to the o.p.