1 out of 25 Business Leaders is a Psychopath

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Joelcool7 said:

Man this article is highly insulting. Its like a witch hunt labeling people psychopath's. What makes someone a psychopath? I mean in my definition someone who has no control over their actions is a psychopath. Somebody who goes on a murder or rape spree. But whats this article saying? That everyone with mental disabilities is somehow a psychopath?

I mean someone who is talented and successful in business but has a mental disability is no different then any other man with ambition. Infact what makes him any less normal then the other businessmen? Look at Steve Job's he is widely believed to have a mental disability, he rose to success and is a very intelligent businessman. I guess he's a psychopath then. Or Bill Gates or how about Mark Zuckerberg he clearly has some special abilities and issues that make him unlike anyone else.

People need to stop being scared of those who are slightly different then they are, infact its a misconception in itself as chances are every single person here has some form of disability. None of us are normal we are all unique to label someone a psychopath who isn't going completely mad killing or raping people is just obserd.

I mean telling people they could be married to a psychopath for 20 years and not know it. Well sometimes mental problems develop at a later date. Labeling people a psychopath is immoral irrational and prejudice. Its wrong, the only people deserving of the label are those who cannot control their actions. People who murder and rape because they have lost it mentally those are psychopaths. A smart businessman with a disability is not a psychopath!

Seems to me like you didn't actually read the article, or you didn't understand it. It explains how psychopaths are different from everyone else, and clearly explains why they're dangerous (also check out my sencond link for concrete examples). I've actually met a person who fits that criteria: lies, manipulates, cheats, lacks emapathy, puts on acts to mimpress others, uses others to gain what they want, takes credit for others' achievements etc.

Here's a list of a psychopaths traits:

http://johndenugent.com/psychopaths-in-power

The signs of psychopathy are:

1. Glib and superficial charm;
2. Grandiose sense of self-worth; narcissism; seeing the self as the center of the universe; feeling “no one else is human, only I”;
3. Focused self-advancement without losing any energy on others except as stepping-stones;
4. No moral taboos or inhibitions as to methods, aiding career success until caught;
5. Need for constant stimulation, action, and new ways to avoid boredom;
6. Lying as an art form to fine-tune and a source of pride;
7. Targeting and manipulation of the gullible;
8. Enticing people they do not love to naively love them;
9. Skill at faking emotions, including love, sincerity and regret;
10. Doing good work and good deeds solely to advance oneself;
11. Ruthlessness and “stopping at nothing”;
12. Enjoyment of the power to coldly end close relationships;
13. “Getting” others back as a peak experience;
14. Desire for vengeance when spurned;
15. Pleasure in firing or ruining people. In the U.S., where highly profitable firms routinely cut good employees to boost stock values, there are professional terminators who roam the country cutting staff and personally firing them;
16. Abuse and literal torture of living creatures;
17. Humiliating others physically, verbally, emotionally, psychologically or sexually;
18. Denigrating one’s own child or mate;
19. Callousness; lack of empathy and compassion;
20. Shallow or no feelings for others, even mates, children and friends;
21. No ability to feel remorse or undergo inner repentance;
22. Regret solely at being caught, embarrassed or punished;
23. Incomprehension of the angry reactions of those they hurt;
24. Underestimation of their own anger;
25. No sense of responsibility for one’s actions;
26. Parasitical world view: living by scams and not hard work;
27. Contempt for those who “play by the rules”;
28. Criminal talent, energy and innovativeness;
29. Warlike courage far above the norme;
30. Playing on the sympathy of others. To this one might add—in the purely subjective, non-scientific eye of many beholders—a curious dead look in the eyes of a psychopath, and that is the chilling part. Others speak of looking into such eyes and “having a feeling that nothing is there.”