Psychopathy

The Three Sociopaths Jeffrey Dahmer, Adolf Hitler, and the Joker. Even though one of the names stated above is fictional, they all have something in common. They suffer from a severe mental disorder with aggressive antisocial behavior and a lack of conscience. This is known as a sociopath. In the book The Dinner, the Lohman family (Paul, Claire, and Michel) are all sociopaths. As stated above, the definition of a sociopath is “a person with aggressive antisocial behavior which is mainly…

Psychopathology is a discipline under the career of Forensic Psychology that can spark interests within a lot of people, that they may not even knew they had. With shows such as Criminal Minds, Making a Murderer, and the Forensic Files available to the public, it is easy to develop curiousity about how the mind works. Though the brain is generally wired the same within every human being in regards to anatomy, there are differences in how people react to the same things. These small variations…

Psychopaths can be anywhere from the streets of your city to the alleys of your neighborhood, psychopaths can even be in the stories you read like Montresor from "The Cask of Amontillado". The Montresor from "The Cask of Amontillado" is a psychopath because he does not have feelings, he is very charming, crazy, sneaky, grandiose self worth, manipulative, and has no regret for Fanything that he has done; in fact he is happy that he has done what he did. "Fortunato had hurt me a thousand times and…

Psychopath vs Sociopath: How are they Different There are lots of similarities between a psychopath and a sociopath but lots of people just group them together as the same thing. There are a couple similarities but most importantly, a lot of differences. Psychiatrists group them both as having an antisocial personality. A psychopath though is “born with a genetic predisposition that is known to regulate emotions and impulse control”, when a sociopath tends to be made by outside forces such as…

The theory I believed to connect and identify with the character Mr. Brooks is, personality theory, he seemed to have a personality disturbance or alter ego that fueled his compulsions to committing murder. Mr. Brooks seemed to be a well known successful businessman amongst his peers, but nothing other than psychopath who indulged in his pleasurable addiction of killing. “ The Personality theory is built on the area of cognitive science, including personality disturbances, the process of moral…

Martha Stout would describe a sociopath as someone who has no empathy for another person, has no conscience, and does not feel guilt. In other words they lack moral reasoning, “Moral reasoning is the thought process that attends conscience and helps it decide what to do” (Stout, p.171). In the model for morality and moral development, made by Lawrence Kohlberg, these individual would belong to Level 1, that’s when moral issues are approached from the perspective of self-interest Sociopaths are…

Triggers and Communication Sheila Labarre demonstrates the personality traits of a sociopath. She was abused by her mother and father physically and psychologically, and her father and a male family friend sexually. Sheila was known around town and to the local police for having fits of rage. She also had multiple relationships with men, who she claimed abused her (Flynn, 2010). One of Sheila’s main trigger was having a sexual relationship with a man. She was promiscuous and accused…

It was one day back in June of 2014 that my dad began to gush blood from under his arm. He had surgery under his armpit, because he had to have his dialysis fistula removed. He was sitting in the living room when he felt something warm running down his side. He yelled for me to come up front, and I had to apply pressure to the wound. An artery had burst and the blood was gushing out. Once he had that problem fixed, I was the one who had to keep it clean and change the bandages. He is a dialysis…

When it comes to psychopathy, a lack of empathy is one of the most significant and well-known symptoms. However, prior to this study, there was very little information regarding the neurological deficits in people with psychopathy that contributed to lacking empathy. Until recently, psychopathy was widely considered as an untreatable illness. Identifying a pattern in the way individuals with psychopathy process empathy would not only point out malfunctioning areas of the brain, but also pave the…

Introduction: Everyone in the world uses the term Antisocial. Majority of the time it is use to talk about a person who does not socialize with anyone at all. Some people that are known for being antisocial are the Grinch from the famous tale “How the Grinch stole Christmas”. In the movie the Grinch does not socialize with anybody. The companion he talks to is his dog Max. He lives isolated from everyone else that stays in Whoville. There are many other know people that are consisted Antisocial…