Summary: The Mind Of A Psychopath

The Mind of a Psychopath The study of the psychopath reveals an individual who is incapable of feeling guilt, remorse, or empathy for any of their actions. They are generally cunning, manipulative, and know the difference between right and wrong but dismiss it as applying to them. They make rules for themselves. They are incapable of normal emotions such as love, and joy. They generally react without considering the consequences of their actions and show extreme egocentric and narcissistic behavior. Most people tend to believe that psychopaths are insane, or mentally ill. However, most psychopaths never actually engage in criminal activity. Psychopathy is more prevalent in men, than women. Brain, anatomy, genetics, and environment may all

A child may be affected because of genetics, but childhood traumas and lack of personal connections with other people can bring these psychopathic behaviors out. Psychologists try to treat children with psychopathic traits and behaviors by helping them connect with friends and family members. Forming bonds with people close to them can form a long-lasting effect on the way they behave in the future. Psychopathic traits from childhood carry through to the child being an adolescent. However, adolescence show three defining characteristics that are classic traits. These characteristics include traits such as lack of remorse or guilt, manipulativeness and irresponsible behavior. These behaviors often and are associated with juvenile delinquency, future antisocial behavior and violence. Studies have shown that adolescences that show harm to animals is the number one red flag for parents, teachers and case workers. Since the main reason can not be predicted on why or how someone becomes a psychopath, a Salihovic doctoral student in developmental psychology believes “One of the reasons why researchers are studying earlier expressions of psychopathic personality traits is to better understand how psychopathy develops” as well as “Knowledge about the stability and change of these traits can help us pinpoint the developmental period when they are the least stable and therefore also more amenable to treatment.” (Salihovic, S. et al