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24. Doesn't sociopath/lack of empath happen because of their childhood?
Thu May 2, 2013, 10:52 PM
May 2013

Okay, so now they're saying people are BORN sociopaths? I thought most psychologist would pin-point that most people who are psychopaths/sociopaths/narcissist all of the like are that way because how their childhoods were? If you let a kid do whatever he/she wants, without any good discipline, wouldn't they just run all of the place because they feel they don't need to follow any rules? Wouldn't they not care about anyone else but themselves because their parents didn't let them. Also, most serial killers are known to have abandonment issues because their parents. Ted Bundy's father walked out before he was born, and his mother let his grandparents raise him. Charles Manson was abandoned at the age of 9, and Richard Ramirez was taught to be violent because of his cousin bragging about being violent and raping in the military.

If we're going by Freud's examples of child development and narcissism, then he said we're all born with all traits of NPD, and we lose and keep some of those narcissistic traits through development. I have noticed many little kids who don't seem to care about others pain, and don't know much other than what they see/feel. I think that's just a part of our development.

After reading all about Antisocial Personality Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder, they say you can't treat it like you would Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. You can take medicines and go through therapy for these mental disorders, because chemicals in your brain cause them. They say you can't treat sociopaths. I mean, we can keep complaining about rapist, murders, and people who get excitement over hurting everyone around them, but how can we treat them? If we can't treat these disorders, then how can we prevent them?

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How is it they can't feel others' pain, but feel their own? leftstreet May 2013 #1
I think you may have just defined what sets psychopaths apart... Demoiselle May 2013 #2
There's actually some type of condition where you don't even feel personal pain, not even physical. toby jo May 2013 #7
oh my. I hope your dog is ok. magical thyme May 2013 #13
Adam Lanza. GeorgeGist May 2013 #43
Randi Rhodes once said this is why CEO's get paid so much... yurbud May 2013 #36
Because they lack empathy -- the ability to put themselves in another's shoes. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #3
No, a lot cannot feel their own pain either HockeyMom May 2013 #8
Suffering and self pity are not distinguishing traits of a psychopathic person Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #9
So, these are the future CEO's? And con men? And serial killers? SharonAnn May 2013 #17
Some of them are apparently insensitive to their own pain Yo_Mama May 2013 #40
Republicans do it all the time. tblue May 2013 #42
Good, if we can fix it, no more Republicons. mountain grammy May 2013 #4
Sounds like mainstreetonce May 2013 #5
Yes, and I'm sure he's not the only one. Didn't mean to be flippant about important research mountain grammy May 2013 #14
Article that came out last year on the difference go west young man May 2013 #23
Interesting articles daleo May 2013 #45
Not surprised at all. proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #6
No big surprise but can we help them? marions ghost May 2013 #10
They grow up to be cold-heated, compassionless Republicans selfish greedy that couldn't give a fuck LaPera May 2013 #11
Phrenology, mildly updated. alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #12
Pretty much. Twaddle basically. nt bemildred May 2013 #15
You are probably correct about that, O mysterious one.... Proletariatprincess May 2013 #16
"Pseudoscientific nonsense." greiner3 May 2013 #27
Many religious fundies trivialize science too when it allows a premise they disagree with. LanternWaste May 2013 #41
Scientists don't let fundies decide what to think about science. bemildred May 2013 #44
you mean like people who would hold down a terrified kid and hack off his hair? Sunlei May 2013 #18
Can you imagine a president with those qualities? Auntie Bush May 2013 #35
The Bad Seed NoodleyAppendage May 2013 #19
How about they take a brain scan on the entire Bush crime family. olddad56 May 2013 #20
Anyone who has taught Public School can verify this nikto May 2013 #21
This kid needs counseling! nikto May 2013 #22
Doesn't sociopath/lack of empath happen because of their childhood? EuphoricEpisode May 2013 #24
Some of them have bad childhoods and some don't XemaSab May 2013 #25
I used to work for FlaGranny May 2013 #28
The sociopath/psychopath mostly depends on both AngryAmish May 2013 #34
Born RobinA May 2013 #37
let's not be too hasty DonCoquixote May 2013 #26
My grandson has Aspergers. FlaGranny May 2013 #29
you might have a better pair of eyes DonCoquixote May 2013 #30
I Am In Mental Health RobinA May 2013 #39
I Get What You Are Saying RobinA May 2013 #38
I always knew children were the source. Heywood J May 2013 #31
Possibly a defect in their mirror neuron development? GliderGuider May 2013 #32
I knew a few in elementary school. Javaman May 2013 #33
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