Sentences with phrase «behavior of psychopaths»

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You've probably called someone you know a psychopath in passing at some point in your life, either in jest as an acknowledgment of a strange behavior, or as a fleeting response to a decision that made you angry.

If, like me, you work in a field that made the wrong end of this list and you're wondering how to tell if a certain colleague you suspect might be a psychopath actually is, here's a handy checklist of psychopathic traits and behaviors to help you decide.

As one Huffington post article on the subject explained, people who are psychopaths often don't yawn when others do (one of those weird but true social behaviors), stay super calm in dangerous situations, and thrive on drama (without even showing it).

Chester, a leading scholar in the field of aggression research, runs the Social Psychology and Neuroscience Lab in VCU's Department of Psychology, which aims to further our understanding of violent behavior, exploring the role of the brain and human psychology behind topics such as revenge, domestic abuse, psychopaths and related topics.

«From an evolutionary psychology perspective, the structure and functions [of psychopaths» brains] may be a little different, but they're properly designed for engagement in predatory behaviors.

Even if the core personality traits of psychopaths are exceedingly difficult to change, their criminal behaviors may prove more amenable to treatment.

Perhaps the rating was due to the fact that Culkin's biggest fans are primarily children, many of whom had already learned to emulate his behavior from the Home Alone films, and parents would have been concerned about the possibility of kids acting like their role model when he plays an amoral psychopath.

But there's no excuse for the rest of the townspeople: The police department is filled with racist psychopaths, led by deputy Dixon, played by Sam Rockwell — whose behavior goes completely unchallenged for most of the film.

During that time, he learned much about the various levels and types of criminal behavior, including those offenders classified as habitual criminals and criminal psychopaths.

Many published studies provide insight in to the complex interplay of abilities and disabilities that shape the psychopath's cognitions, emotions, and behaviors.