Checklist for psychopathology - or the Keys to some Perth posters' minds:


Item 1: Glibness/superficial charm
Item 2: Grandiose sense of self-worth
Item 3: Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom
Item 4: Pathological lying
Item 5: Conning/manipulative[12]
Item 6: Lack of remorse or guilt
Item 7: Shallow affect
Item 8: Callous/lack of empathy
Item 9: Parasitic lifestyle
Item 10: Poor behavioral controls
Item 11: Promiscuous sexual behavior
Item 12: Early behavior problems
Item 13: Lack of realistic, long-term goals
Item 14: Impulsivity
Item 15: Irresponsibility
Item 16: Failure to accept responsibility for own actions
Item 17: Many short-term marital relationships
Item 18: Juvenile delinquency
Item 19: Revocation of conditional release
Item 20: Criminal versatility

Each of the 20 items in the PCL-R is scored on a three-point scale, with a rating of 0 if it does not apply at all, 1 if there is a partial match or mixed information, and 2 if there is a reasonably good match to the offender. This is to be done through a face-to-face interview together with supporting information on lifetime behavior (e.g., from case files). It can take up to three hours to collect and review the information.[13]

Out of a maximum score of 40, the cut-off for the label of psychopathy is 30 in the United States and 25 in the United Kingdom.
Groggy and Bbwian tick 30 between them, easily. Some would say individually. 25, for sure.

Dr Kevin Dutton published a survey listing the top professions in the UK that attract psychopaths - politicians were excluded because so few would agree to be assessed!

1.  CEOs
2.  Lawyers
3.  TV/Radio - media people
4.  Salespeople
5.  Surgeons - particularly neuro, cardio-thoracic and orthopedic
6.  Journalists
7.  Police
8.  The clergy
9.  Chefs
10. Public servants

Jasin wrote on Nov 25^th, 2024 at 7:04pm:


Have you ever watched a cat play with a mouse when it catches one?.