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HopeAgain

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10. Definition of a Sociopath
Tue Jan 10, 2017, 01:15 PM
Jan 2017

-Glibness and Superficial Charm
-Manipulative and Conning
-They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible.
-They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. --They may dominate and humiliate their victims.
-Grandiose Sense of Self
-Feels entitled to certain things as "their right."
-Pathological Lying
-Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
-Shallow Emotions
-When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive.
-Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.
-Need for Stimulation
-Living on the edge. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal. Promiscuity and gambling are common.
-Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
-Extreme narcissism and/or grandiosity.
-Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others.

Need I go on?

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