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Symptoms of a Psychopath (scary reading)
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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 228451" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>Sounds very, very familiar. I would qualify #1 with the idea that not every sociopath is extremely glib and charming; the well-socialized ones are, but there are less-socialized types as well who may not be as glib and likeable. In medication school/residency we had a four-subtype list: socialized criminal and non-criminal, and non-socialized criminal and non-criminal. Some sociopaths manage to avoid criminal activity mainly because they can get what they want in other ways (not because they think criminal activity is wrong). They also usually have a personal 'morality' system where they'll consider certain actions totally unacceptable and show certain types of loyalty - but none of the taboos apply to them, or they will calmly do things of the same type as their taboos, but that they don't choose to regard as problematic.</p><p></p><p>I wish so much that we had met a psychiatrist or therapist earlier who had looked at the warning signs of stealing, bullying, pathological lying, manipulation, etc. etc. and told us that instead of trying to understand our son's point of view we should be making him accountable from a young age. By the time we found a doctor who specialized in Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and CD we had lost our window of opportunity. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for sharing the links, MM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 228451, member: 2884"] Sounds very, very familiar. I would qualify #1 with the idea that not every sociopath is extremely glib and charming; the well-socialized ones are, but there are less-socialized types as well who may not be as glib and likeable. In medication school/residency we had a four-subtype list: socialized criminal and non-criminal, and non-socialized criminal and non-criminal. Some sociopaths manage to avoid criminal activity mainly because they can get what they want in other ways (not because they think criminal activity is wrong). They also usually have a personal 'morality' system where they'll consider certain actions totally unacceptable and show certain types of loyalty - but none of the taboos apply to them, or they will calmly do things of the same type as their taboos, but that they don't choose to regard as problematic. I wish so much that we had met a psychiatrist or therapist earlier who had looked at the warning signs of stealing, bullying, pathological lying, manipulation, etc. etc. and told us that instead of trying to understand our son's point of view we should be making him accountable from a young age. By the time we found a doctor who specialized in Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and CD we had lost our window of opportunity. Thanks for sharing the links, MM. [/QUOTE]
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