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The author describes the 4% of the population who are sociopaths. This is not a chemical imbalance that can respond to medication, but a destructive person to be avoided.

Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) present significant emotional (or even physical) danger, but there are a number of ways that you can protect yourself.

Cleckley was the pioneer in developing a list of sociopathic characteristics in accordance with thought in the mid 1900s. There's no one sure treatment for the disorder.

A psychopath is someone unable to feel remorse and therefore has no conscience.

With a potential for divorces to be illegal in one state, combined with steady divorce rates, it is important to recognize that 1 in 25 Americans are sociopaths.

Psychopaths, also known as sociopaths, are manipulative, deceitful, impulsive and inclined to take risks.

Theories on the causes of psychopathy (also known as sociopathy) encompass nature, nurture, social forces, natural selection and brain damage.

While many criminals are psychopaths, the majority are not. Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) differ from other criminals on a number of key traits.

Psychopaths make up just 4% of the total U.S. population, but the damage and devastation they wreak is extreme and widespread.

Popular media often casts psychopathic characters as heroes. The reality is that psychopaths don't make good soldiers, police officers, or rescuers.

The 1944 film, Gaslight, features a man using psychologically abusive ploys to convince his wife she's insane. Later, this term would be used to describe abuser's games

Psychopathy, also known as sociopathy, is a personality disorder characterized by selfishness, ruthlessness and the inability to feel guilt or empathy.

Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) don't develop a conscience because they can't experience the required emotions: anxiety, shame, guilt, and empathy.

Sociopaths are socially defective individuals, but whereas evidence suggests some are born that way, it also suggest others are the product of their environment.