Articles related to "Sociopath"

Sociopaths, or psychopaths as they are sometimes called, are often hard to spy. Their charm can hide a chilly selfishness designed to torment. Learn how to avoid them.

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

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.

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.

One of the reasons the terms psychopathy, sociopathy and antisocial personality disorder (aspd) are so often used interchangeably is that even the experts don't agree.

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

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

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.

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

Gina Gershon stars in this dramatic tale of an evil sociopath based on a real life story. This is a dramatic story of greed and violence.

Conducting interviews is an art, but some interviews are more challenging, such as interviews with murderers, where the interviewer must appear fearless and determined.

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

Evidence is mounting in support of a genetic basis for anti-social personality disorder and psychopathic behavior.

Are there different degrees of Antisocial Personality Disorder, or is it all or nothing? Is recovery possible? Dr. Duane Dobbert shares his professional opinion.

We all heard the terms "psychopath" or "sociopath". It is hard to distinguish narcissists from psychopaths.

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

The word "psychopath," typically brings to mind names like Ted Bundy and John Gacy. But these examples are extreme. Psychopathic traits are more common than you think.

Quick links to help you easily find the recent Suite101.com articles on the Antisocial Personality, including basic information, assessment and current research.

Coming in under the radar, hybristophilia is, at its base, an attraction to extremely violent criminals - and yet it goes unknown and mostly unresearched.

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

Funny Games is an independent feature that condemns the glorification of violence. It will leave the audience bewildered and disturbed, and that is the point.

In Wall-E, evil lurks in all of us; in The Dark Knight, evil is a virus that infects good people through fear and greed.

A cracked and damaged boy is taken by a hunter and awakes strapped to a table, his flayed skin tells the story of how his skin became... A book of blood!!!

Five of Patrick Swayze's best characters are Darrel Curtis in The Outsiders, Jed in Red Dawn, Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing, Dalton in Roadhouse and Bodhi in Point Break

A juror who now thinks she helped send an innocent man to his death is the latest revelation in the wake of a new report on the deaths of Willingham's three children.

No one understands Casey Anthony's behavior. Is that because she has an atypical neurology?

Angelina Jolie won three prestigious acting awards for her portrayal of a young sociopath in this drama set inside a psychiatric hospital in the late 1960s.

Here are some signs of lying and behaviors that will help you tell if someone is telling the truth.

Even if one is not a western fan, reading L'Amour's autobiography will be inspiring. Loaded with surprising information, one will find L'Amour a rare and unique man.

The new Andrew Bird album, Noble Beast, continues the artists trademark sounds while slightly expanding his sonic palette.

Masochists, who are often also narcissists, utilize passive-aggressive behavior towards others to undermine the possibility of achievement and remain in a losing pattern.

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

Scott grabs the audience and holds it there whilst he recounts the story of drugs overlord Frank Lucas in this solid film.

Joy Fielding consistently writes thought-provoking thrillers about what happens when women get involved with the wrong men.

Swedish love story/horror movie and World Narrative Feature winner at Tribeca 2008 conveys the screenwriter's painful memories of his school days as a victim of bullying.

Daughters of Darkness is an exceptionally stylish, smart and erotic horror film that carves its own niche in the sub-genre of lesbian vampire movies.

Your Erroneous Zones is an excellent self-help book for anyone wishing to change their negative thought patterns and emotions into positive ones.

Hammer Studios of England began its legacy as legendary horror filmmakers with Peter Cushing's 1957 starring role in The Curse of Frankenstein.

As far as documentaries go, it is entirely manipulative and lop-sided and perhaps not as thorough as it could have been, but every moment is engaging and enjoyable.

Exposure to radiation and a brush with a long-buried military cover-up shakes up blind psychic, Sherry Moore's quiet, contemplative world.

A review of Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay who has created the character Dexter, a serial killer who only kills people who deserve to be killed.

There Will Be Blood's title, which does not directly allude to anything in the film, makes a number of associations which attempt to comment on the action in the film.

The FBI has released a statement warning people not to fall for email charity scams. Charity solicitations may not go to the victims of natural disasters.

"You're not slipping through the cracks," says an ex-HMO investigator. "Someone made that crack and swept you towards it."

Certain behaviors indicate a potential mate could be abusive. Each could be innocent, but a pattern of such behaviors is reason to pursue the relationship with caution.

P.I. Kristin Van Dijk, a.k.a. Baby Shark, returns in Fate's fourth book. This time Kristin and her partner, Otis Millett, investigate a murder that hits close to home.

Daniel Craig is either the latest Bond, or the first, depending on your viewpoint

These articles explore the similarities and differences between the two Cluster B disorders of narcissistic and antisocial personality.

Look for these new dramatic movies from Lionsgate and Overture Films in theaters this fall.