Remorse

Researchers and people in the public conceptualize the term psychopathy in different ways. Definitions of psychopathy have been around for centuries and researchers have found psychopathic references in the bible. For many people, a psychopath represents an individual who commits horrific crimes. However, even though some individuals hold certain psychopathic traits, the individual may not meet the diagnostic criteria for a psychopath. Researchers and scholars have provided different definitions…

I have been curious as to what psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder is, as are other people. We often associate psychopaths to crazy, killers, or our exes. I have done that a time or five myself. Now, bear with me here because a lot is still left to discover about psychopaths and antisocial personality disorder. Some common questions I have asked myself (and researched) and others may have wondered are the ones not completely answered yet. What is antisocial personality disorder?…

“types” of psychopaths which are based in for different groups to categorize; ((((Interpersonal: Glib and Superficial charm, Grandiose sense of self worth, Deceitful/manipulative, Pathological lying, Many short term marital relationship) Affect Lacks remorse or guilt, Lacks empathy, Shallow affect, Doesn’t accept responsibility, Need for stimulation or proneness to boredom) Lifestyle: Is impulsive, Lacks long term realistic goal, Is irresponsible, Parasitic lifestyle, Promiscuous sexual…

being there to acknowledge his mother’s troubles, he was gladly indulging in women and chasing parties in New York City. Blaming himself for being selfish for chasing and enjoying his success, looking back on his life as an adult, he consequently is remorse about not being there for his loved ones. Fast forward in his life, now in a relationship, he is starting to notice that the way he treats his girlfriend is more robust and different in way compared to his relationship with his mother.…

Macbeth shows almost no remorse after losing his wife and even says it was bound to happen anyways, because of the previous gory deaths in the play. Macbeth also makes a reference to seeing Banquo’s ghost, saying “I have supped full with horrors” (5.5.14), and converts the image of Banquo’s ghost into a real image of horror. Someone who has only watched Macbeth on a stage is not likely to understand that with this line, Macbeth is doing all of this realization in his head. When we see these…

In today’s world, people are always feeling guilty about something. Feeling guilty about something is used also in books and plays. This is shown in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Macbeth has very deep guilt about killing Duncan. At first, Macbeth did not want to kill the king because he knew that Duncan was a good king and he deserved his place. Macbeth only killed the king because Lady Macbeth forces him into it. Although Lady Macbeth did not feel guilty at first she eventually felt it at the…

A game of emotions Human beings are known to be unpredictable, adaptable to every situation, and most definitely flawed. Such imperfections often stand out when reading popular books about a perfect character or watching movies with an unrealistic ending. Sometimes, the reality of life comes last in these works and people are left to wonder if they truly are the only flawed ones. Nevertheless, authors like Esi Edugyan have refrained from embellishing the human nature in some of their works and…

Two types of remorse are encountered in psychology. Narcissistically-based remorse, which derives from feelings of shame because of the belief that one, has not fulfilled his potential; and Superego-based remorse, which produces feelings of guilt, because of the knowledge of the his or her wrong doings. In superego-based remorse, there are many subcategories; self remorse, forced remorse, shallow remorse, as well as inward remorse. In the book the Scarlett Letter, Hester prim, who committed a…

Guilt and Remorse Guilt is a feeling that many people feel after it is too late to do anything about it. Losing a family member or friend is a good example. Everyone makes choices every day that they could regret later on and wish they could change, and I wasn’t one of those people until this year. I didn’t know this feeling until one day in August. It was a normal day. I got up to go to school and my day started unusually well. I had a good breakfast and didn’t get any homework in first mod.…

Strout who murderer of Frank, who walks around town a free man. Someone may become easier to forgive for their actions if they commit a crime and feel bad and have remorse for their actions. On the other hand, they become unforgivable when they show no signs of remorse or do not feel bad. Richard killed Frank out of jealousy and has no remorse for his actions, and does not deserve forgiveness. “He was making it with my wife,” was the reasoning that he gave Matt, Frank’s father, for killing…