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Jon Ronson just wrote a book "The Psychopath Test" and was on Jon Stewart
1 in 100 are Psychopath 4% of all CEO's and 25% of the prison population.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-16-2011/jon-ronson?xrs=share_copy
Wikipedia Definition
The prototypical psychopath has deficits or deviance in several areas: interpersonal relationships, emotion, and self-control. Psychopaths gain satisfaction through antisocial behavior, and do not experience shame, guilt, or remorse for their actions.[12][13][14] Psychopaths lack a sense of guilt or remorse for any harm they may have caused others, instead rationalizing the behavior, blaming someone else, or denying it outright.[15] [16] Psychopaths also lack empathy towards others in general, resulting in tactlessness, insensitivity, and contemptuousness. Psychopaths can have a superficial charm about them, enabled by a willingness to say anything to anyone without concern for accuracy or truth. Shallow affect also describes the psychopath's tendency for genuine emotion to be short-lived, glib and egocentric, with an overall cold demeanor. Their behavior is impulsive and irresponsible, often failing to keep a job or defaulting on debts.[16] Psychopaths also have a markedly distorted sense of the potential consequences of their actions, not only for others, but also for themselves. They do not deeply recognize the risk of being caught, disbelieved or injured as a result of their behavior
1 in 100 are Psychopath 4% of all CEO's and 25% of the prison population.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-16-2011/jon-ronson?xrs=share_copy
Wikipedia Definition
The prototypical psychopath has deficits or deviance in several areas: interpersonal relationships, emotion, and self-control. Psychopaths gain satisfaction through antisocial behavior, and do not experience shame, guilt, or remorse for their actions.[12][13][14] Psychopaths lack a sense of guilt or remorse for any harm they may have caused others, instead rationalizing the behavior, blaming someone else, or denying it outright.[15] [16] Psychopaths also lack empathy towards others in general, resulting in tactlessness, insensitivity, and contemptuousness. Psychopaths can have a superficial charm about them, enabled by a willingness to say anything to anyone without concern for accuracy or truth. Shallow affect also describes the psychopath's tendency for genuine emotion to be short-lived, glib and egocentric, with an overall cold demeanor. Their behavior is impulsive and irresponsible, often failing to keep a job or defaulting on debts.[16] Psychopaths also have a markedly distorted sense of the potential consequences of their actions, not only for others, but also for themselves. They do not deeply recognize the risk of being caught, disbelieved or injured as a result of their behavior
i wish my exhusband would go to the psychiatrist and get diagnosed so i could finally know what label to put on him besides douchebag. i wonder if im a psychopath and i just keep it as a secret even to myself so i can get lots of people to like me so i can manipulate them. hmmmm....
I finally was able to understand what he was and that, for all his lies and promises, it was how he will always be.
They say that even experienced psychologists have a hard time with a hard core diagnosis.
I expect that there's a difference in severity, and that it's not a one-size-fits all type of thing. I'm mean, we all get depressed sometimes, but we don't all have Major Depression where we can't get out of bed for weeks. And I imagine that we all have moments of being charming just to be charming sometimes (job interviews, first dates, trying to get kids to do their homework). And that there are times when we just don't care about the consequences of our behavior (last day on the job, last day of school, days where we've just reached our limits), but that it's not 100% of our daily lives...