Psychopaths
Understanding The Difference Between A Sociopath and A Psychopath
You’ve likely heard the terms “sociopath” and “psychopath” before, but what do they actually mean? In fact, neither is a clinical diagnosis, and while both suggest a similar set of traits relating to antisocial behaviour and emotional detachment, they have…
The Psychology of Megalomania
Do you know a person who’s convinced that everything they say or think is grandiose? This person is probably a megalomaniac. Usually, megalomaniacs belittle others because they feel superior. But apart from their huge ego, how do you truly identify…
Can We Understand A Psychopath?
Emotionless, cold-blooded and heartless- words that we often associate with being a psychopath. But what character is hiding behind the mask? There is a school of thought about how being a psychopath is innate and shall remain unchanged, but is…
Are Psychopaths Really More Intelligent Than the Rest of Us?
When I watched the Netflix series Mindhunter, I was teleported back to a much darker and more spine-chilling corner of the society. As the series unfolds, you are led into a twisting discovery of the behaviors of psychopaths, murderers and sexual…
Is It Possible for Psychopaths to Be Religious?
For a very long time, I had thought that psychopaths are people who could cut you up with a chainsaw. Turns out, I was wrong – at least half wrong. See, a psychopath is an unemotional social predator with the…
Is It Wise to Bring Psychopaths Into the World?
If science does indeed make it possible to scan a psychopath accurately in the mother’s womb using fetal genetic testing, will it then be wise to bring that child into the world? This last question in my previous article got…
Can Psychopaths Be Identified Before They’re Born?
Last week, I was shocked, pained and emotionally wrought. And the reason is none other than the phenomenal and popular thriller South Korean television show, Mouse, starring Lee Seung gi, Lee Hee Joon, Park Ju Hyun, and Kyung Soo Jin. It…
