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Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1133939535
book Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian cover

Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1133939535
Exercise 8
What Is a Psychopath?
Jeffrey Dahmer would pick up young gay men, bring them home, drug them, strangle them, have sex with their corpses, and then, in some cases, eat their flesh.
Dennis Rader would break into people's homes, tie them up, strangle them, and eventually murder them. His murder method earned him the name "BTK killer," which stands for Bind, Torture, and Kill.
Dahmer and Rader are superficially charming, unemotional, impulsive, and self-centered. They are pathological liars who constantly manipulate others. Also, both men completely lack remorse, guilt, and empathy. Finally, they have low self-esteem and a lifelong sense of loneliness. However, not all psychopaths are serial killers.
Other types of psychopaths include the corporate psychopath, the con artist, and the chronic offender. A corporate psychopath may swindle investors out of billions of dollars. The con artist may pass himself off as a doctor, attorney, or police officer to deceive and manipulate others. The chronic offender is persistently in trouble with the law and gets rearrested soon after he is released.
What may seem surprising is that psychopaths can love their family members but have great difficulty loving the rest of the world. Rader, for instance, was a loving husband and father. Yet, he seemed completely devoid of humanity as he plainly recounted the details of how he murdered his many victims.
Some of the fascinating characteristics and behaviors of psychopaths may be explained by biological and neurological factors. For example, some psychopaths have abnormalities in their limbic system, which is responsible for motivational behaviors, such as eating and sex, as well as emotional behaviors, such as fear and anger. Also, some psychopaths have a disruption in the communication between the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex, which is believed to contribute to their inability to regulate aggression and their insensitivity to cues that predict they will get caught and punished. Interestingly, psychopaths also have lower autonomic arousal and consequently experience less distress when exposed to threats.
The life histories of psychopaths often include a chaotic upbringing, lack of parental attention, parental substance abuse, and child abuse. These life experiences may interact with biological or neurological factors linked to psychopathic behaviors. In other words, at least for some children, the consequences of having a stressful childhood can be deadly. What Is a Psychopath?  Jeffrey Dahmer would pick up young gay men, bring them home, drug them, strangle them, have sex with their corpses, and then, in some cases, eat their flesh. Dennis Rader would break into people's homes, tie them up, strangle them, and eventually murder them. His murder method earned him the name BTK killer, which stands for Bind, Torture, and Kill. Dahmer and Rader are superficially charming, unemotional, impulsive, and self-centered. They are pathological liars who constantly manipulate others. Also, both men completely lack remorse, guilt, and empathy. Finally, they have low self-esteem and a lifelong sense of loneliness. However, not all psychopaths are serial killers. Other types of psychopaths include the corporate psychopath, the con artist, and the chronic offender. A corporate psychopath may swindle investors out of billions of dollars. The con artist may pass himself off as a doctor, attorney, or police officer to deceive and manipulate others. The chronic offender is persistently in trouble with the law and gets rearrested soon after he is released. What may seem surprising is that psychopaths can love their family members but have great difficulty loving the rest of the world. Rader, for instance, was a loving husband and father. Yet, he seemed completely devoid of humanity as he plainly recounted the details of how he murdered his many victims. Some of the fascinating characteristics and behaviors of psychopaths may be explained by biological and neurological factors. For example, some psychopaths have abnormalities in their limbic system, which is responsible for motivational behaviors, such as eating and sex, as well as emotional behaviors, such as fear and anger. Also, some psychopaths have a disruption in the communication between the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex, which is believed to contribute to their inability to regulate aggression and their insensitivity to cues that predict they will get caught and punished. Interestingly, psychopaths also have lower autonomic arousal and consequently experience less distress when exposed to threats. The life histories of psychopaths often include a chaotic upbringing, lack of parental attention, parental substance abuse, and child abuse. These life experiences may interact with biological or neurological factors linked to psychopathic behaviors. In other words, at least for some children, the consequences of having a stressful childhood can be deadly.    Question What is it called when someone has inherited a gene for psychopathic behaviors but develops those behaviors only if he or she has a stressful childhood?
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What is it called when someone has inherited a gene for psychopathic behaviors but develops those behaviors only if he or she has a stressful childhood?
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Psychopaths are generally super charming...

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