What are the signs or symptoms of child psycopathy?

Answer 1

The most famous early sign is torturing small animals or peers. Physical torture. Big red flag. Additionally, lack of regret for bad actions (which most children display very clearly); but this is not a sure sign, don't automatically diagnose the child. Really, it takes a professional to make a complicated diagnosis like psychopathy.

Answer 2

The three most common markers are bed-wetting after the age of 5, cruelty to animals, and fire-starting. Fire-starting does not refer to simply playing with matches, but to starting actual fires that endanger life or property after gaining knowledge of the dangers.

Other traits that should be watched are:

* dishonesty, manipulation, grandiosity and glibness;

* lack of remorse, poor empathy, shallow emotions and a lack of responsibility for one's own actions;

* impulsiveness, irresponsibility and sensation-seeking. A recurrent history of any of these traits are grounds for concern that would indicate a conversation with a mental health professional is in order. These are not issues that can be addressed in the home by non-professionals.

Answer 3

bed-wetting, pyromania (starting fires) and torturing or killing animals