Devoid of Empathy The Sociopath‚ sometimes called a Psychopath or as one having an anti-social personality disease is a callous‚ remorseless‚ self-situated person. But these with this sickness are not insane-they are utterly aware of what they are doing and what the penalties of their moves can be. They make their decisions rationally‚ not out of delusion. Sociopaths lack what’s referred to as the affective a part of empathy that means that they are mindful of how the other individual is feeling
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Psychopath and sociopath have a distinct personality known as antisocial personality disorder. Individuals who are diagnosis with this type of personality disorder possess defiant behaviors toward the law‚ cunning‚ deceitful‚ impulsive behavior of aggression‚ and lacks remorse for other people (APA‚ 2013; Miller 2012). Men are more prone to have antisocial personality disorder than women. Other factors from culture perspective are low socioeconomic status and lack of education (APA‚ 2013). Over
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The desire for vengeance is also what leads Montresor to murder his friend‚ Fortunato‚ in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado.” Montresor has been discredited by his friend‚ and his pride leads him to seek retribution. He shrewdly plays upon Fortunato’s fondness of wine to lead him to his death in the catacombs of Italy‚ with the promise of a cask of amontillado. Although it is not clear what Fortunato did to warrant such vengeance‚ Montresor vows that his friend will never insult him again
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to symbolize the Nazi party as a whole. It gave him an obvious‚ representation of someone who displays Antisocial Personality Disorder or a sociopath. Ralph Fiennes‚ the actor who played Goeth made Hitler himself look like a puppy. Though behind the Hollywood mask does not lay a saint; Amon Goeth was represented as a sadistic‚ human killing machine sociopath. Goeth can be seen as pulling the trigger on every execution in the movie. He made his appearance by shooting a female Jewish engineer who advised
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“the driver behind me is psycho”. Using these charged words so effortlessly allows for people to lob insults that are medically and culturally outdated. The terms Psychopath and Sociopath are widely used. While these two terms share many commonalities‚ it is important that the differences are known. Psychopaths and Sociopaths are mental disorders that indeed stem from psychological issues‚ however there are many distinctions. Sociopathy‚ while being the completely misunderstood and lesser known of
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The Difference Between Psychopaths And Sociopaths In A Nutshell Oftentimes‚ we think of the terms “psychopath” and “sociopath” as being used interchangeably to describe people who have no conscience and act with no regard to others; in fact‚ the terms were once fairly interchangeable. Now‚ however‚ “psychopath” is usually used in regards to someone who has crossed the line into the criminal element‚ while a sociopath is of little danger to those around them. A psychopath is the more dangerous of
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brown‚ padded-less chairs‚ with an acrid smell swarming in the air Security Guard: Montresor‚ do we have a Montresor? Montresor: We have a Montresor‚ but do we have an angry security guard? As the security guard looked up at the puny Montresor‚ he took him by the back and pushed him aggressively into the interrogation room. Montresor: Wow‚ looks like someone has an acute temper Interrogator: Take a seat Montresor: Very well‚ may we begin? Interrogator: I have been
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Montresor the True Murderer In the story "the Cask Of Amontillado" Montresor proves to be a killer of many skills. The story begins when Montresor is seeking revenge upon Fortunato for an unknown reason. Although through out the story Montresor acts to be his friend. Throughout the story Montresor expresses many qualities of a stealthy and accurate murderer. Montresor later tricks poor Fortunato into going into a vault with him because Fortunato trusted him and he was most likely drunk. Montresor
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instances in which monster culture can be related to the main character‚ Montresor. Monster theory is related to this story by the use of Jeffery Jerome Cohen’s book which talks about his seven theses of monster culture. Montresor fits the descriptions of a monster in various scenes of the story. Montresor first and foremost fits the description that the monster always escapes. In the last paragraph of the short story‚ Montresor says‚ “For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them.” This means
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beginning‚ both Fortunato and Montresor seem to be dressed accordingly for how events are about to unfold. Fortunato is wearing “a tight-fitting parti-striped dress‚ and [on] his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells”‚ resembling a fool (Poe 4). On the other hand‚ Montresor is dressed in “a mask of black silk” and a roquelaire‚ bearing the resemblance to a villain (Poe 5). The outfits of both characters are ironic due to the nature of their situation; Montresor having the intention of seeking
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