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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Mental health disorder Not to be confused with Psychosis, Psychopathology, Psychic, or Sycophancy. "Psychopaths" and "Psychopath" redirect here. For other uses, see Psychopath (disambiguation). "Sociopathy" and "Sociopath" redirect here. For another usage of these terms, see antisocial ...
The response modulation hypothesis is an etiological theory which argues that psychopathy is an attention disorder, and is not caused by an inherent lack of empathy or fear. [1] It posits that when psychopaths focus on a particular goal, they are unable to shift their attention to peripheral signals or cues if they are unrelated to the main goal.
Greedy – the greedy and dishonest may fall prey to a psychopath who can easily entice them to act in an immoral way. Masochistic – lack self-respect and so unconsciously let psychopaths take advantage of them. They think they deserve it out of a sense of guilt. The elderly – the elderly can become fatigued and less capable of multi ...
The charm and charisma exhibited by a narcissist are a way of both covering up their insecurities and getting validation. For a psychopath, charm is simply a way of getting their foot in the door ...
Emotionally, they are incapable of feeling guilt or empathy, they respond abnormally to fear and pain, and other emotions are shallow compared to population norms. [11] Psychopaths refuse to adopt social and moral norms because they are not swayed by the emotions, such as guilt, remorse, or fear of retribution, that influence other human beings ...
The fearlessness theory of CU traits suggests that low amounts of cortisol lead to underarousal, causing impairments in fear processing, a trait seen in CU individuals. [12] Hypoactivity in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in combination with CU traits seem to cause antisocial behavior even without external hardships.
It is not fear but exposure that causes moral injury – an experience or set of experiences that can provoke mild or intense grief, shame and guilt. The symptoms are similar to PTSD: depression and anxiety, difficulty paying attention, an unwillingness to trust anyone except fellow combat veterans.
Illustration of the triad. The dark triad is a psychological theory of personality, first published by Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams in 2002, [1] that describes three notably offensive, but non-pathological personality types: Machiavellianism, sub-clinical narcissism, and sub-clinical psychopathy.