They tend to be heartless, contemptuous, indifferent and tactless.ĩ. CALLOUSNESS and LACK OF EMPATHY - a general lack of feelings towards other people.
SHALLOW AFFECT - emotional poverty or very shallow feelings, coldness towards others despite seeming very friendly. (Trump brags about never feeling guilt because he says he has nothing to feel guilty about)ħ. There is often a disdain for the victims, and they may even say the victims deserved it. They are unfazed, dispassionate, coldhearted, and unempathic. LACK OF REMORSE OR GUILT - despite their words they experience little emotion or concern for the pain and suffering of their victims. 4 to the extent that the subject shows 'callous ruthlessness', that is, a lack of concern or pity for the suffering and feelings of their victims.
CONNING AND MANIPULATIVENESS - they deceive, cheat, con, bilk, trick or defraud others for personal gain. Lies can be cunning and sly or unscrupulously manipulative.ĥ.
PATHOLOGICAL LYING - their ability to lie is stunning, even when they know there is a high probability of being caught. (Trump is constantly taking risks in what he does and says)Ĥ. They rarely engage in activities that they find boring, or they don't finish the job. For example, cult leaders, in a subtle way, may explain to their victims how exactly they are manipulating them. They take risks in what they do as well as what they say. SEEK STIMULATION or PRONE TO BOREDOM - they like to be doing new and different things, always looking for excitement and entertainment. One psychopath said that he preferred to hear himself talk, because what he said was more interesting than what other people had to say. They have enormous egos, plenty of confidence and arrogance and consider themselves superior. GRANDIOSE SELF-WORTH - they have an opinion on everything, they boast and brag about the things they have done, their skills and abilities. (Trump is certainly not shy and isn't afraid to say anything)Ģ. In fact, they are not afraid to say anything! GLIB and SUPERFICIAL CHARM - smooth talking, verbally agile, a psychopath is rarely stuck for something to say. (ALL SCORING BELOW IS MY OWN - THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS)ġ. There are 20 items in the checklist, which score between 0 and 2 points each. The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is used as a diagnostic tool to determine where someone lies on the psychopathy spectrum.
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