Personality Disorders
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Depressive Personality Disorder
An overview of depressive personality disorder (DPD), pervasive patterns of depressive behavior subject to much controversy. more...
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Protecting Yourself from Psychopaths
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Jennifer Copley
Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) present significant emotional (or even physical) danger, but there are a number of ways that you can protect yourself. more...
How Psychopaths Differ from Other Criminals
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Jennifer Copley
While many criminals are psychopaths, the majority are not. Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) differ from other criminals on a number of key traits. more...
Media Glamorization of the Psychopath
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Jennifer Copley
Popular media often casts psychopathic characters as heroes. The reality is that psychopaths don't make good soldiers, police officers, or rescuers. more...
Why Most People Are Not Psychopathic
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Jennifer Copley
Psychopaths (also known as sociopaths) don't develop a conscience because they can't experience the required emotions: anxiety, shame, guilt, and empathy. more...
How Psychopaths Exploit Others
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Jennifer Copley
Psychopaths make up just 4% of the total U.S. population, but the damage and devastation they wreak is extreme and widespread. more...
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Jennifer Copley
Theories on the causes of psychopathy (also known as sociopathy) encompass nature, nurture, social forces, natural selection and brain damage. more...
Behavioural Traits of Psychopaths
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Jennifer Copley
Psychopaths, also known as sociopaths, are manipulative, deceitful, impulsive and inclined to take risks. more...
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