Hollywood, over the years, has presented many different types and examples of psychopaths. This results in psychopaths being seen as scary, unemotional, and very unorganized. However, this is not true. Not all psychopaths are killers. In reality, most manage to live normals lives. They may be your neighbors, coworkers, or the person next to you in a movie theater. People, including scientists, are not sure how psychopaths act, and even less sure on how and why people act like this.
Contrary to popular belief, psychopathy is not a mental illness. Instead, it is classified as a personality disorder. Jennifer Skeem, Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine says, “Psychopathy tends to be used as a label for people we do not like, cannot understand, or construe as evil.” Other professors at the college argue that psychopathy is not “one …show more content…
This is due to the portrayal from Hollywood. In reality, psychopaths can be just as normal as you. Psychopaths are both male and female, but more men are psychopaths than women, the FBI have stated. They come from all different races, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Some are intelligent, while others possess average or below-average intelligence. There is no way to tell with 100 percent certainty if someone you know is a psychopath without doing proper tests. Psychopaths also understand right from wrong. They know they should listen to society’s rules, but they can willingly disregard them to pursue their own interests. Many psychopaths have very little difficulty joining the ranks of business, politics, law enforcement, and government. They exist in all lines of work, from executive to blue-collar professions. Psychopaths can acts just as normal as
Contrary to popular belief, psychopathy is not a mental illness. Instead, it is classified as a personality disorder. Jennifer Skeem, Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine says, “Psychopathy tends to be used as a label for people we do not like, cannot understand, or construe as evil.” Other professors at the college argue that psychopathy is not “one …show more content…
This is due to the portrayal from Hollywood. In reality, psychopaths can be just as normal as you. Psychopaths are both male and female, but more men are psychopaths than women, the FBI have stated. They come from all different races, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Some are intelligent, while others possess average or below-average intelligence. There is no way to tell with 100 percent certainty if someone you know is a psychopath without doing proper tests. Psychopaths also understand right from wrong. They know they should listen to society’s rules, but they can willingly disregard them to pursue their own interests. Many psychopaths have very little difficulty joining the ranks of business, politics, law enforcement, and government. They exist in all lines of work, from executive to blue-collar professions. Psychopaths can acts just as normal as