Introduction 2:
“Sometimes I
imagine myself being God and other times I start to believe it. If I were God I
would cause a great flood and take out the people I hate in the world and
replace them with people I don’t. I’m tired of these stupid people.” This is a thought
from a mind of a 16-year-old male: no feelings of remorse, grandiose self-representation,
tempered, and aggressive. However, he is not the only one. Surprisingly, 1 in
every 100 people are just like him- a psychopath. (Lewis, Paragraph 1). This implies
that in America alone, there are 3,189,000 psychopaths. Now you may fear
walking out of your house, but not all psychopaths are the “monsters” society
portrays them to be. Psychopathy is not an official psychiatric disorder, but psychiatrists
are quick to diagnosis people that seem to have traits of their nature. Such
traits include: cunningness, manipulativeness, lack of empathy, aggression, and
arrogance. Nowadays, people only think in terms of violent psychopathy- serial
killers and mass murderers, but what exactly is a psychopath? There are four
distinct subtypes of psychopaths: primary, secondary, distempered, charismatic
(What is a psychopath, Paragraph 5). Primary psychopaths are incapable of
feeling emotions. Secondary psychopaths are risk-takers, but more stressed and
guilt-prone. Distempered psychopaths are usually obsessed with sexual urges.
Lastly, the charismatic psychopath are charming and attractive liars that are
manipulative.
Psychopathy is
not fully understood, but scientists are continuing to research how they are
developed and their behavioral function. Research has found glimpses of
neurological dysfunctionalities within the brain, and genes that potentially lead
to psychopathic traits.
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