Primary And Secondary Psychopathy Case Study

Introduction Although psychopathy is often believed to be only a term used for criminals, research has found that that is in fact not the case. According to Lipman, one percent of the population of the human race is estimated to be clinically psychopathy (2013). This is roughly seventy million people worldwide and around the world, and there are roughly nine million people incarcerated. However, it is believed that only twenty-five percent of incarcerated criminals are truly psychopathy. This leaves a rough estimate of sixty-seven million, three hundred thousand people that are potentially psychopathy left in the world. That would mean that they are among the general public in some fashion, meaning that most likely there is a majority …show more content…
As stated, “primary psychopathy is said to measure ‘a selfish, uncaring and manipulative posture towards others’, while secondary psychopathy is said to measure ‘impulsivity and a self-defeating lifestyle’ (Byrne and Spencer, 2016, p1).” However, Byrne and Spencer say that primary and secondary psychopathy are in fact in conflict to some degree (2016). Primary psychopathy has a positive correlation with hyper-competition and fostering personal development, while secondary has a negative correlation with these traits. As a result, we can conclude that as Lipman suggests, “many psychopaths, of course, are not suited for the business environment (2013).” However, he also points out as well how “the hallmarks” of a psychopathy personality are centered around “egocentric, grandiose behavior, completely lacking empathy and conscience…may be charismatic, charming, and adept at manipulating one-on-one interactions (2013).” Supplying that there is common agreement that working psychopathy people of the workforce share these qualities that help in their …show more content…
The reason why this can be speculated is that when we think back on the past, we can see how some people had no empathy or compassion for the ones working underneath them. This is seen from the treatment that the workers were put through and how they were treated overall, as humans or just labor units. For example, sweat shops are a prime example because of very little regulations had been put into placed when they had first been widely incorporated, and many of the management jobs that were supposed to be completed were not. As a result many people of lower ranking status with the businesses’ had suffered greatly. However, this is not the only example, CEO’s, the stock exchange, and journalism are just a few of many different types of business types that psychopathy has helped create, shape, and destroy. The question then arises after such incidences, of how such a person that would enact such an action, came into such power to do so in the first place, and this goes back to the basic traits of a psychopathy person. In this relation, it could be said that psychopathy has predominantly set a standard within the