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| | == Signs of psychopathy == | | == Signs of psychopathy == |
| − | | + | [[File:Angry man on the phone.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|Some of the characteristics of psychopaths are being angry, rash, impulsive, and oppositional (among others).<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202210/what-everyone-should-understand-about-the-dark-triad#:~:text=Depicted%20as%20three%20overlapping%20circles,and%20oppositional%20(among%20others). What Everyone Should Understand About the Dark Triad], Psychology Today website, 2022</ref> |
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| | + | Reduced empathy, often seen in psychopathy, increases the prevalence of goal-directed aggression.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832681/ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression], ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London'', v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19</ref> Psychopaths have a greater risk of suffering from irritability/reactive aggression.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832681/ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression], ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London'', v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19</ref> Both decreased empathy and increased anger are associated with maladaptive aggression.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832681/ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression], ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London'', v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19</ref>]] |
| | Signs of psychopathy include:<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/psychopath-5235293 How to Tell If Someone Is a Psychopath], VeryWellHealth.com</ref><ref>[https://www.healthline.com/health/psychopath#signs What Is a Psychopath?], Healthline.com</ref><ref>[https://www.rd.com/list/signs-of-a-psychopath/ 13 Signs You’re Dealing with a Psychopath], Reader's Digest, 2023</ref> | | Signs of psychopathy include:<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/psychopath-5235293 How to Tell If Someone Is a Psychopath], VeryWellHealth.com</ref><ref>[https://www.healthline.com/health/psychopath#signs What Is a Psychopath?], Healthline.com</ref><ref>[https://www.rd.com/list/signs-of-a-psychopath/ 13 Signs You’re Dealing with a Psychopath], Reader's Digest, 2023</ref> |
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| | *Chronic, uncontrolled anger | | *Chronic, uncontrolled anger |
| − | [[File:Angry man on the phone.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|Some of the characteristics of psychopaths are being angry, rash, impulsive, and oppositional (among others).<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202210/what-everyone-should-understand-about-the-dark-triad#:~:text=Depicted%20as%20three%20overlapping%20circles,and%20oppositional%20(among%20others). What Everyone Should Understand About the Dark Triad], Psychology Today website, 2022</ref>
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| − | Reduced empathy, often seen in psychopathy, increases the prevalence of goal-directed aggression.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832681/ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression], ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London'', v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19</ref> Psychopaths have a greater risk of suffering from irritability/reactive aggression.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832681/ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression], ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London'', v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19</ref> Both decreased empathy and increased anger are associated with maladaptive aggression.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832681/ Traits of empathy and anger: implications for psychopathy and other disorders associated with aggression], ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London'', v.373(1744); 2018 Apr 19</ref>]]
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| | *Low tolerance for boredom. Intense craving for excitement, novelty, and reward | | *Low tolerance for boredom. Intense craving for excitement, novelty, and reward |
| | *Pathological lying | | *Pathological lying |