It really doesn't say much -- very successful .. manipulative .. no emotion .. the last 2 are quite subjective, quite common too.
There was an article on this topic some time back. Much more elaborate. Someone had done many years of study and came out with the conclusion that there are a large number of psychopaths. Even at home we could have relatives who are "sub-clinical psychopaths". He devised a test, but iirc, he advised others not to follow it, or to take its results seriously. However, it seems people have been using it while recruiting.
That's the nature of the human mind. Everything is highly subjective. Until somebody invents an objective way to diagnose someone as being mentally ill it's what we have to work with.
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It really doesn't say much -- very successful .. manipulative .. no emotion .. the last 2 are quite subjective, quite common too.
There was an article on this topic some time back. Much more elaborate. Someone had done many years of study and came out with the conclusion that there are a large number of psychopaths. Even at home we could have relatives who are "sub-clinical psychopaths". He devised a test, but iirc, he advised others not to follow it, or to take its results seriously. However, it seems people have been using it while recruiting.
That's the nature of the human mind. Everything is highly subjective. Until somebody invents an objective way to diagnose someone as being mentally ill it's what we have to work with.