The Pros And Cons Of A Psychopath
Often times, when the word psychopath is mentioned, it sends chills through people's bodies. More often than not, a majority of people associate psychopaths with the image of Hannibal Lecter ripping someone's face off, or serial killers, serial rapists or sex offenders. The thought that all psychopaths are dangerous, is a very popular belief, but a considerable misconception. Psychopaths are far more common than people perceive, there are thousands of them, walking around, living lives just like normal people, but only some of them become dangerous and even become the monsters we are lead to believe (Scott). Not all psychopaths are criminals or killers, but some psychopaths become dangerous and criminal because of traumatic events that happened
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Psychopaths are generally manipulators, they are self-serving and egotistic, and often times they are impeccably smart, but this does not make them dangerous (Psychopathy 154). A majority of the time, psychopaths do not even realize that they are one, like Paul’s case in The Menacing Stranger. Paul was pressured into therapy by his family because he was having issues with them. The therapist Paul was seeing asked, “What kind of feeling do you have when you see or hear about people in distress?” While Paul responded, “There are always people in distress somewhere. It’s a part of life. I don’t see any point in dwelling on it” (Grant 37). The therapist concluded that Paul showed minor traits of psychopathy with his lack of emotions, empathy and manipulative …show more content…
Kiehl believes that psychopaths become criminal from home life, especially when younger (Miller). Kiehl reveals, “I consider it a mental health problem because it’s associated with impairments at home, at work, with family, with friends.” Professor Kiehl has worked with psychopaths for over 20 years, studying how the brains of psychopaths are different, and how they differ from a healthy person. Kiehl has interviewed many psychopaths, ranging from mediocre psychopaths, who score a 28 out of 40 on the psychopath test, to perfect psychopaths, 40 out of 40. Kiehl agrees that psychopaths become criminal because of their home life, such as emotional, verbal and physical
Psychopaths are generally manipulators, they are self-serving and egotistic, and often times they are impeccably smart, but this does not make them dangerous (Psychopathy 154). A majority of the time, psychopaths do not even realize that they are one, like Paul’s case in The Menacing Stranger. Paul was pressured into therapy by his family because he was having issues with them. The therapist Paul was seeing asked, “What kind of feeling do you have when you see or hear about people in distress?” While Paul responded, “There are always people in distress somewhere. It’s a part of life. I don’t see any point in dwelling on it” (Grant 37). The therapist concluded that Paul showed minor traits of psychopathy with his lack of emotions, empathy and manipulative …show more content…
Kiehl believes that psychopaths become criminal from home life, especially when younger (Miller). Kiehl reveals, “I consider it a mental health problem because it’s associated with impairments at home, at work, with family, with friends.” Professor Kiehl has worked with psychopaths for over 20 years, studying how the brains of psychopaths are different, and how they differ from a healthy person. Kiehl has interviewed many psychopaths, ranging from mediocre psychopaths, who score a 28 out of 40 on the psychopath test, to perfect psychopaths, 40 out of 40. Kiehl agrees that psychopaths become criminal because of their home life, such as emotional, verbal and physical