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a quarter of the penal system
but the successful ones
go on to business, politics, entertainment
mostly male, no surprise
a kunlangeta, says the Inuits, push you off the ice when no one’s looking,
repeatedly lies and cheats and steals…takes sexual advantage of many women--
someone who does not pay attention to reprimands and who
is always being brought to the elders for punishment”
traits include:
impressionable, self-centered, dishonest, undependable, irresponsible, guiltless, loveless, apathy, callous, appear normal, reckless
blame others not learn from errs
for the fun of it
they are charming
not shy
even grandiose
master manipulators
impulsive, criminal
promiscuous thieves
“Nevertheless, most psychopaths are not violent, and most violent people are not psychopaths.”
“In contrast to people with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, who often lose contact with reality, psychopaths are almost always rational.”
They have no real ties



Bibliography

The Antisocial Personalities. David T. Lykken. Lawrence Erlbaum, 1995
Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths among Us. Robert D. Hare. Guilford Press, 1999
Unresolved Controversies concerning Psychopathy: Implications for Clinical and Forensic Decision Making. John F. Edens in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol 37, No. 1, pages 59-65; February 2006
Handbook of Psychopathy. Edited by Christopher J. Patrick Guilford Press