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RE: BEWARE: Emotionally Intelligent Psychopaths

in #psychology6 years ago

Finally had the time to sit down and reply properly. Sorry for the delay.

When I read your works I often get triggered to think about them. You present the dark sides of us humans.

I'm glad that my works provoke thoughts in intelligent people like you. That's my goal - to have a discussion. Your comments are more than welcome.

Why I find the term psycho-path interesting and very well chosen - perhaps this is the reason for the fascination - is the literal taking of the word: the path of the psyche. Well, someone is very caught in his head. He splits, he separates every word, he goes through encounters, dialogues, he creates worlds and events in his mind, his psyche is constantly occupied with something and the main occupation is thinking. Brain activity by the meter.

Em-Path is also on his way. He walks with the feelings of his fellow men.

While I was discussing psychopathy and empathy side by side I was thinking in the same direction. But I did not went into it on my article.

I don't like it that much when someone claims to have "studied psychopaths" for so and so many years. It sounds as if such a person is frozen in time and space, glued to the diagnose and nothing changes - which then might be the self fulfilling prophecy - when you are constantly judged by the environment its likely that you eventually pick on this notion on you... . I know you took a shortened description, but I wanted to point out, how we use language as "fixed".

What I want to say: Each one of us has the potential to become a psychopath. There is also the potential in each of us to be a balanced person who knows himself well. The effects that people have on each other and the systems in which they move alternate.

I understand what you are saying but I would strongly disagree. Psychopathy as non-clinical personality traits should not be mixed with clinical psychopathic disorder. It is estimated that the brains of psychopaths function in different way than non-psychopaths. Although I agree that everyone could exhibit psychopathic traits on some occasions - we must not mistake these people for psychopaths.

Once again, thank you for your comment! Keep them coming :)

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allright. Take you by your word:)

"What is the "undistorted" standard from which the distortion deviates?"

I slightly altered the sentence but it's part of my newest steemstem article.

Where is the sharp dividing line that distinguishes a clinical pathology from a person on the move in the world who has various moments of lying, cheating, manipulating and deliberately feigning?

Is the dividing line where someone physically overreaches, where he physically hurts, even kills others? Is that the classic psychopath?

Which psychopaths are we talking about? Has someone who has been known in history as a dictator and brutal criminal, for example, been surrounded by nothing but normal people who supported his regime?

Is the border so easy to set?

Hard sciences are successful because they deal with the soft problems; soft sciences are struggling because they deal with the hard problems.

Heinz von Foerster

Fundamental questions in psychology, which still boggle our minds until today :) Where is the line? Does it even exist? It has to. But how to define it?

Love the quote by the way. Didn't know it.

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