While the word happy may impact “normal” people significantly, psychopaths see it as any other word. Research has also proven psychopaths to be inconsistent and often contradict themselves when they speak. Hare’s (1999) study discovered Ted Bundy, for instance, when asked about his usage of cocaine, he stated he had never used the drug, but also answered he might have tried it once and may have snorted a little bit (p. 126).
Overall, psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder differ in their diagnosis and each are composed of different traits and behavior. As stated above, psychopathy constitutes of socially deviant behaviors and personality traits, and antisocial personality disorder, on the other hand, consists of both criminal and antisocial behavior.…