2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
Experts identify a number of characteristic features of the "Psychopath". These include:
1) eloquence / superficial charm;
2) a grandiose sense of self-importance;
3) need for stimulation / predisposition to boredom;
4) pathological deceit;
5) cheating / manipulation;
6) lack of remorse or guilt;
7) flattened affect;
8) callousness, lack of empathy;
9) parasitic lifestyle;
10) poor control of behavior;
11) promiscuous sexual behavior;
12) early behavior problems;
13) lack of real long-term goals;
14) impulsivity;
15) irresponsibility;
16) inability to take responsibility for their actions;
17) numerous short-term marital relationships;
18) cancellation of conditional release (from prison);
19) criminal behavior;
20) abuse of alcohol or other substances (1 each).
The social unproductiveness of a "psychopath" is based on the fact that they quickly get bored with everything. Having started any activity with enthusiasm, they soon become disillusioned with it, finding it routine, boring and uninteresting.
“Psychopaths” are able to adapt well to various conditions and in some cases make professional careers. Among the "psychopaths" there are often successful businessmen, researchers, psychiatrists, lawyers, engineers, "secular people" (1, 2, 3).
In describing and analyzing the faces of psychopaths, their "maximum secrecy" is emphasized, their ability to make a favorable impression on the right people for the necessary time. The real face of the antisocial personality is revealed in actions, relationships, when the situation becomes more familiar and familiar to them. Thus, it takes a certain amount of time to reveal the true essence of the antisocial individual (1).
The "psychopath" receives an exciting experience, a kind of "awe" as a result of deceiving, fooling people. It is believed that fooled by various content is the main stimulating event in the life of a "psychopath."
A survey of psychopathic traits in business people in six different companies found that the main cause of problems in each was an employee with psychopathic traits. The activity of the "psychopath" consisted of gathering information, manipulating people, spreading gossip that defame other employees, and creating conflict situations. The author of the study notes that in none of the cases they were fired, but on the contrary, these people succeeded, moved up the career ladder, having the ability to "dump" the blame on others. Their tactic of behavior was to establish trusting relationships with employees from whom they could get the information they needed, and to suddenly break these "friendships" when they no longer needed people. They managed to sit up and take their places. In all their activities, they showed a lack of conscience and sympathy for anyone (1 each).
Do not equate psychopaths with common criminals. The difference lies not in the level of violence and predisposition to committing crimes, but in the presence of personality traits that allow them to subtly manipulate people. These features include talkativeness, rhetoric, superficial charm, the ability to please, to seek forgiveness, the ability to convince one of his "repentance". People often continue to believe these people, despite all the negative experience of previous communication with them (1, 2).
The extremely strong influence of psychopaths is evidenced, for example, by the facts that specialists working with such a contingent of patients, in their own words, succumb to psychological influence and turn out to be deceived (1, 2, 4).
The emphasis on the lack of empathy in psychopathy requires additional clarification, since it is often not about the inability to assess all the components of the mental state of another person, for example, “grab” what he is thinking, but rather about the inability to experience the same emotions and show sympathy. Those. the psychopath knows what the other is feeling, but is not able to enter into resonance with this feeling (1, 3, 5).
Psychopaths are widely represented in literature, cinema, television. A prime example of a criminal variation is the character of Dr. Lector, a serial killer played by Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs. The female psychopathic story is portrayed in the film Interrupted
a life . It was based on the autobiography of Susanna Keissen, who ended up in a psychiatric clinic. There she meets one of the patients, an aggressive psychopath named Lisa.
S. Lilienfield offers the memo "A Guide to Survival with Antisocial Persons" (1 each):
1. You must know who you are dealing with.
2. Be alert and try not to pay special attention to the manifestation of a positive attitude towards you, smiles, emotionally colored conversation. Do not "wear dark glasses" when dealing with such people.
3. Be especially vigilant in high-risk situations. Some situations and places seem to be specially created for such people: bars that are located at a distance from the main streets, sea cruises, airports, especially in another country. In each case, the potential victim is lonely, she is bored, she is looking for someone with whom she can talk, have a good time.
4. It is recommended to conduct introspection, since in the world around you there are many people with similar disorders, and they have certain skills. For example, the ability to reveal your weaknesses, so it is useful to analyze the characteristics of your personality, character traits. The best defense is knowing yourself. Then you will be on your guard.
5. In cases of forced long-term contact with antisocial personalities, it is necessary to obtain professional advice.
6. Don't judge yourself no matter what happens. You need to understand that objectively the situation may not depend on you.
7. "Psychopaths" having certain tactics, use it in relation to each person, trying to deceive him, manipulate him.
8. Pay attention to the fact that the behavior strategy of such people is aimed at creating a good opinion of themselves with the desire to look like the suffering side, to arouse sympathy and sympathy for themselves.
9. Realize that you are not alone / alone who have undergone such manipulation.
Literature:
Dmitrieva N. Korolenko Ts. Personality disorders, 2010
Lindjardi W. Guide to Psychoanalytic Diagnostics, 2019
McWilliams N. Psychoanalytic Diagnostics, 2007
Dougherty N., West J. The Matrix and Character Potential, 2014
Bateman U., Fonagy P. Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder Based on Mentalization, 2014
Recommended:
CHILDHOOD OF PARANOID PERSONS
The lives of paranoid people are associated with feelings of shame and humiliation, they constantly expect to be humiliated by others and therefore in some cases they can attack first to avoid painful waiting. The fear of being mistreated makes these people overly alert, which in turn provokes hostile and abusive reactions from others.
DEPENDENT PERSONS IN LIFE AND THERAPY
Quite often, people come to therapy who are characterized by an excessive need for addiction. Most often, they are forced to seek psychotherapeutic help by dissatisfaction in the relationship of basic attachment. Overly dependent individuals often feel helpless when left alone.
Personal And Social Identity Of Persons With Chemical Dependence And Disabilities
Currently, the problem of social adaptation of disabled people is quite acute. The number of persons with disabilities in our country is approximately 8.8% of the total population of the country, these data determine the relevance of the study of this problem.
PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONS. PART 1
In an effort to move somewhat away from descriptions that contain moral values, the classifications of mental disorders have moved away from the term "psychopathic" and replaced it with "antisocial." However, most authors prefer to use the old term "
Psychopathic Power Complex
Man to man wolf The face of a psychopath is well known to specialists. Psychopathic is spelled out in every detail. characterology and the effectiveness of psychotherapy with psychopathic personalities is still being discussed. Some specialists develop methods for correcting psychopathic nature, some believe that hard and long work gives only a minimal corrective effect.
