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 "Are You
Involved With A Psychopath?"
A psychopath will use people for
excitement, to build their self-esteem and they invariably value people in terms
of their material value (money, property, comfort, etc..). To date there is no
checklist of behavior and symptoms that will tell you with certainty whether or
not a person is a psychopath. But there are warning signs.
Characteristics
of a Psychopath superficial charm, self-centered & self-important, need
for stimulation & prone to boredom, deceptive behavior & lying, conning
& manipulative, little remorse or guilt, shallow emotional response, callous
with a lack of empathy, living off others & predatory, poor self-control,
promiscuous sexual behavior, early behavioral problems, lack of realistic long
term goals, impulsive lifestyle, irresponsible behavior, blaming others for their
actions, short term relationships, juvenile delinquency, breaking parole or probation
, varied criminal activity, The idea that psychopaths eat people is a myth.
In reality, a person with a psychopathic personality can lead what appears to
be an ordinary life. They can have jobs, get married and they can break the law
like anyone else. But their jobs and marriages usually don’t last and their
life is usually on the verge of personal chaos. A psychopath is usually a manipulator.
They do this by playing to the emotions of others. They typically have high verbal
intelligence, but they lack what is commonly referred to as "emotional intelligence".
There is always a shallow quality to the emotional aspect of their stories. In
particular they have difficulty describing how they felt, why they felt that way,
or how others may have felt and why. Psychopaths with low intelligence or a poor
education seem to end up in jail more than ones with a higher education. The lack
of emotional insight is the first good sign you may be involved with a psychopath.
The second best sign is a history of criminal behavior in which a person does
not seem to learn from their experience, but merely thinks about ways to not get
caught. So what happens to these poor kids if they don’t learn right from
wrong? Parents with a child like this usually end up angry and frustrated. The
child is always in trouble and doesn’t seem to learn. In a case like this,
many parents resort to punishment. But what these children need is guidance, instruction,
training, choices, consequences and supervision. Severe and repeated punishment
alone is the worst thing you can do. Letting a child like this run around unsupervised
with violent and antisocial children is almost as bad. And child abuse is a sure
way to create a social misfit or a monster. There is a growing discussion among
researchers to suggest there may be a genetic influence that creates a psychopathic
personality. Some sociologists believe that a sexually promiscuous psychopath
who can live off others is a survivor and may represent one of many genes for
survival in the human species. Even more surprising has been the observation that
many adult psychopaths do not seem to benefit from traditional counseling or therapy
and may in fact commit crimes again and sooner because of it. Research using brain
scanning technology has revealed that the brain of a psychopath functions and
processes information differently.
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