10 Traits of a Psychopath

[Music] psychopathy is it all about dr. Lecter from Silence of the Lambs and Norman Bates from psycho hallo Patrick Bateman from American Psycho think again a psychopath isn't a crazy person from a movie but they're still running around ready to kill you on sight have you ever wondered if any of your friends could actually be a psychopath or is Hollywood's definition of a psychopath more appealing contrary to what many people think not every psychopath is a killer or criminal they have a personality disorder known as psychopathic personality which falls under the antisocial personality disorder category in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders this disorder is characterized by lack of empathy lack of remorse in antisocial behavior Hollywood loves to portray psychopathy as madness to insure a box-office hit but in everyday life that's not necessarily true when it comes to the likelihood of having a psychopath in your life the odds are not in your favor according to dr. Paul Bobby OTT 1 in every 100 people is likely to have psychopathic traits and the probability is even higher as you go up in the office food chain well you'll find one among every 25 managers and executives the real reasons behind psychopathy are usually narrowed down to genetic factors yes many criminals are psychopaths but the majority of psychopaths are not involved in criminal acts at all here are 10 key traits of psychopaths one lack of empathy a psychopath simply cannot feel what everyone else feels they understand your feelings but they don't feel them even if you're crying your heart out over the death of a loved one they'll show compassion only to please you not out of true emotional empathy to manipulative miss always knowing the right strings to pull and the right buttons to push Psychopaths use deception to Chi into thinking believing or acting in certain ways they only focus on personal gains with no concern whatsoever for how others feel three irresponsibility impulsive behavior and irresponsibility is their lifestyle a psychopath would never admit to their mistakes in fact they turn the tables against whoever accuses them of anything so that the accuser would think again and even feel guilty about their complaints for narcissism psychopaths usually view themselves as smarter more powerful and of more weapon than everyone else they have an extravagant almost theatrical self perception thinking that the world revolves around just themselves five pathological lying psychopaths meant to lie lie lie in lie even more their lives are spider webs of Lies this ranges from moderate levels to high levels of lying six superficial charm smooth charming and attractive Psychopaths aren't afraid to do or say anything they like the absence of embarrassment attracts others as it can be misperceived as high self-confidence the Hawkeye glares I was thinking for sexual magnetism by women seven like a remorse psychopaths don't feel guilty for the suffering and pain they inflict on others or for their actions in general eight proneness the boredom for overboard Psychopaths have an exaggerated need for adrenaline overdose so they're always looking for excitement and thrill 9 bully psychopaths are usually abusive towards those that are not much benefit to them this could be subordinates elderly people children or in most cases animals they like to exercise their power over other fragile beings through bullying and they make sure to hurtful words at any time without warning 10 sucker for power they have an excessive need to exercise power in control over others in other words there are control freaks everything must go the way they want it to and that's it for the 10 main traits of psychopaths now that you know what a psychopath is do you think you've ever encountered one tell us about your experience below if you enjoyed this video be sure to follow our tumblr Twitter and Facebook for more content and don't forget to subscribe thanks for watching and have a wonderful day

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Length: 4min 58sec (298 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 24 2016