PROFILING A PSYCHIOPATH/CHARATERISTICSOF A #Psychopath
PROFILING A PSYCHOPATH VS. (other kinds of CRIMINALS ) ________________________________________ Terms and Definitions Definition: noun: psychopath; plural noun: psychopaths a person affected by chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. The term "psychopath" is used to describe someone who is callous, unemotional, and morally depraved. Although not an official diagnosis in the DSM IV. Often it used in clinical/ legal settings to refer to a person who often is ego-driven, antisocial, lacking remorse and empathy for others, and often has criminal tendencies. Sometimes referred to missing a "moral compass." Many psychopathy characteristics overlap with symptoms of Anti-Social Personality Disorder, a broader mental health condition used to describe people who chronically act out and break rules. But only a small number of individuals with antisocial personality disorder are considered to be a psychopath. _________________________...