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When one turns to psychopathy, one tends to reject all emotions except for anger and hatred, the latter one feels toward mankind in general.  All other emotions are faked to the benefit of the psychopath.  This leads to the complete rejection of the social order, and the belief that the only crimes that are wrong are the ones one in which one gets caught; all morality is also abandoned.  

When one turns to psychopathy, one tends to reject all emotions except for anger and hatred, the latter one feels toward mankind in general.  All other emotions are faked to the benefit of the psychopath.  This leads to the complete rejection of the social order, and the belief that the only crimes that are wrong are the ones one in which one gets caught; all morality is also abandoned.  

== Causes of psychopathy ==

== Causes of psychopathy ==

There is no single cause of psychopathy, but factors such as genetics, trauma, brain structure, exposure to violence during childhood, and environmental conditions are potential/possible contributing factors.<ref>[https://vlpjrsdx.elementor.cloud/what-causes-psychopathy/ What Causes Psychopathy?]</ref><ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/psychopath-5235293#:~:text=Genetics%2C%20trauma%2C%20brain%20structure%2C,conditions%20are%20possible%20contributing%20factors. How to Tell If Someone Is a Psychopath], Verywellhealth.com</ref> Also, every person has [[free will]] and ultimately has responsibility for their actions.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-0555-9_21 Free Will in Psychopaths: A Phenomenological Description] by Manuel Riobó González, The Moral Sense and Its Foundational Significance: Self, Person, Historicity, Community pp 227–246</ref><ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17393398/ Aggression, psychopathy and free will from a cognitive neuroscience perspective], Behav Sci Law. 2007;25(2):321-31. doi: 10.1002/bsl.750.</ref>

There is no single cause of psychopathy, but factors such as genetics, trauma, brain structure, exposure to violence during childhood, and environmental conditions are potential/possible contributing factors.<ref>[https://vlpjrsdx.elementor.cloud/what-causes-psychopathy/ What Causes Psychopathy?]</ref><ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/psychopath-5235293#:~:text=Genetics%2C%20trauma%2C%20brain%20structure%2C,conditions%20are%20possible%20contributing%20factors. How to Tell If Someone Is a Psychopath], Verywellhealth.com</ref> Also, every person has [[free will]] and ultimately has responsibility for their actions.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-0555-9_21 Free Will in Psychopaths: A Phenomenological Description] by Manuel Riobó González, The Moral Sense and Its Foundational Significance: Self, Person, Historicity, Community pp 227–246</ref><ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17393398/ Aggression, psychopathy and free will from a cognitive neuroscience perspective], Behav Sci Law. 2007;25(2):321-31. doi: 10.1002/bsl.750.</ref>

== Signs of psychopathy ==

== Symptoms of psychopathy ==

[[File:Angry man on the phone.jpg|thumbnail|500px|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>  

[[File:Angry man on the phone.jpg|thumbnail|500px|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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*Emotional detachment

*Emotional detachment

*Lack of empathy and remorse.  Alternatively, psychopaths can switch their empathy on and off

*Lack of empathy and remorse.  Alternatively, psychopaths can switch their empathy on and off

*Impulsivity

*[[Impulsivity]]

*Chronic, uncontrolled anger/temper

*Chronic, uncontrolled anger/temper

*Low tolerance for boredom. Intense craving for excitement, novelty, and reward

*Low tolerance for boredom. Intense craving for excitement, novelty, and reward

== Psychopathy and the dark triad of personality traits ==

== Psychopathy and the dark triad of personality traits ==

The three [[Dark Triad personality traits|Dark Triad personality subtypes]] are [[narcissism]], [[Machiavellianism]] and psychopath.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/i-hear-you/202109/how-recognize-dark-triad-personality How to Recognize a “Dark Triad” Personality], Psychology Today website, 2021</ref>

The three [[Dark Triad personality traits|Dark Triad personality subtypes]] are [[Subclinical (psychology)|subclinical]] [[narcissism]], [[Machiavellianism (psychology)|Machiavellianism]] and subclinical psychopath.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/i-hear-you/202109/how-recognize-dark-triad-personality How to Recognize a “Dark Triad” Personality], Psychology Today website, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656602005056 The Dark Triad of personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy], ''Journal of Research in Personality''

Volume 36, Issue 6, December 2002, Pages 556-563</ref>

"The “Dark Triad” personality traits are a toxic amalgamation of various negative traits and behaviors, such as they are domineering, violent, volatile, manipulative, remorseless, cynical, deceitful, etc."<ref>[https://archive.md/ElEdd#selection-245.0-245.56 How to Identify And Deal With a “Dark Triad” Personality]</ref>

"The “Dark Triad” personality traits are a toxic amalgamation of various negative traits and behaviors, such as they are domineering, violent, volatile, manipulative, remorseless, cynical, deceitful, etc."<ref>[https://archive.md/ElEdd#selection-245.0-245.56 How to Identify And Deal With a “Dark Triad” Personality]</ref>

Health.com states concerning people with dark triad traits and one of the best ways to deal with them: "...people with dark triad personality traits may be able to change, but the likelihood of that happening is "minuscule," noted Hokemeyer. "The personality traits that make up a dark triad are deeply ingrained in their psyche and highly resistant to any sort of challenge that would manifest a change. The best strategy is to move away from them as quickly as possible."<ref>[https://www.health.com/condition/antisocial-personality-disorder/dark-triad#:~:text=People%20with%20the%20dark%20triad,it's%20best%20to%20avoid%20them. What Is the Dark Triad and Why Are People With These Traits So Dangerous?], Health.com, 2022</ref>

Health.com states concerning people with dark triad traits and one of the best ways to deal with them: "...people with dark triad personality traits may be able to change, but the likelihood of that happening is "minuscule," noted Hokemeyer. "The personality traits that make up a dark triad are deeply ingrained in their psyche and highly resistant to any sort of challenge that would manifest a change. The best strategy is to move away from them as quickly as possible."<ref>[https://www.health.com/condition/antisocial-personality-disorder/dark-triad#:~:text=People%20with%20the%20dark%20triad,it's%20best%20to%20avoid%20them. What Is the Dark Triad and Why Are People With These Traits So Dangerous?], Health.com, 2022</ref> Unlike the other personalities in the Dark Triad, Machiavellianism is not referred to in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for mental disorder V (DSM V).<ref>https://deborahbyrnepsychologyservices.com/what-is-machiavellianism/#</ref>

[[File:The Dark Triad Traits.jpg|thumbnail|800px|center|The dark triad personality traits and their various sub-traits.]]

[[File:The Dark Triad Traits.jpg|thumbnail|800px|center|The dark triad personality traits and their various sub-traits.]]

*[[Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior]]

*[[Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior]]

==References==

==References==