Psychopathy

Abigail Marsh studied the brains of both psychopathic children and extreme altruists and found that the answer lies in our ability to recognize others' fear.-- The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Betweenthe idea that psychopaths underreact to others’ pain and feel no remorse suggests they’re made of stone. That’s how fiction persistently presents them.Lately, we’ve seen research results that feature psychopathic brain disorders and deficient emotional processing. This relates mostly to the way psychopaths process fear and anxiety—a small percentage of the emotional spectrum. They do feel satisfaction when they reach their goals, concern about family, anger over humiliation, competitive excitement, and even depression. (Ted Bundy expressed all of these in various interviews.) They also feel regret and disappointment, albeit more in retrospect than as part of the anticipation of future acts.-- Katherine RamslandKatherine Ramsland is an American non-fiction author and professor of forensic psychology. -- Wikipedia.org.
Category:Psychology
Category:Neurodivergence