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As a result of its use by the media, the word psychopathhas become a near synonym for serial killer. The term generally used now is sociopath. Sociopaths have great difficulty learning from life, from experience; and this hampers their emotional development: they are desperately immature and very selfish. They have no respect for others. They lack a conscience; many are sadistic and, above all, they crave victims.
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People who are considered to be psychopaths or sociopaths generally suffer from?
Sociopathy and Psychopathy are both the laymans terms for Antisocial Personality Disorder.
Can chimpanzees be psychopaths or sociopaths?
No
Are there any famous serial killers who aren't psychopaths or sociopaths?
no most were all psychopaths or sociopaths but all of those who weren't were not famous. also the serial killers killed for a specific reason mostly related to a psychopathic or sociopaths disease.
Is there a mental disorder where one derives joy from sadness and fear?
Narcissism Atisocial personality disorder- (psychopaths/sociopaths)
How many sociopaths are there as in for eg 1 in 10 are sociopaths so if anyone could help then it would be deeply appreciated?
There are 1 in 100. Not all are serial killers but many are white collar sociopaths or psychopaths. These cheat people out of money, are dishonest, and don't think they are wrong in what they do.
What other mental illness did Ted Bundy and Charles Manson and Richard Speck and Jeffery Dahmer have besides AntiSocial Personality Disorder?
They are all sociopaths or psychopaths.
How many people are their in the US?
Depends on your perception of 'ugly'. Ranges from 0 (View of all-round nice people) to everyone in the country (view of psychopaths, sociopaths, general nutters).
How many ugly people are their in the US?
Depends on your perception of 'ugly'. Ranges from 0 (View of all-round nice people) to everyone in the country (view of psychopaths, sociopaths, general nutters).
Are there any famous psychopaths or sociopaths who aren't serial killers?
Probably, but just to point out that being a psychopath doesn't mean you have the urge to kill, it just means you don't have the same range of emotions (if any) as "regular" people, which i guess makes it easier to kill. I like to think that most politicians are psychopaths
Are all sociopaths and psychopaths violent at some point in their life?
ALL? No, off course not. Also ask the control question and find evidence for: "Do all people show violent tendencies".
Are people who suffer from depression dangerous sociopaths and psychopaths?
Not usually.Sociopath and psychopath are entirely different diagnoses than depression. These are considered behavioral disorders. Depression is a mood disorder. It usually produces profound lethargy or the inability to act on one's desires, which means they'd make pretty bad psychopaths because they'd just lie around and not do anything about their desires.
Are psychopaths psychotic?
No not always but they can be.
