Sentences with phrase «psychopathic behavior»

Psychopathic behavior refers to actions or traits that show a person lacking empathy, guilt, and remorse for their actions. Essentially, it means someone who acts without considering or caring about how their behavior may harm others. Full definition
Gamblers suffer from an uncontrollable mental sickness whereby they focus almost entirely on how much money they could win with almost no regard for losses, this is borderline psychopathic behavior.
The movie takes as its departure point the 2010 killing of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau by the orca Tilikum (who had killed before, apparently), and then examines the rise of Sea World and the inhumane conditions under which these orcas live, which can lead to the kind of psychopathic behavior seen in Tilikum.
Dopamine, meanwhile, has been shown to prompt aggression in animals, and it's elevated in a certain part of the brain in people with psychopathic behavior.
In 1987, they heard psychiatrist Elliott T. Barker give a keynote address on «The Critical Importance of Mothering» in which he linked adult psychopathic behavior to extreme disruptions in attachment.
Kids who end up as juvenile delinquents often come from homes that are neglectful emotionally, The Atlantic observes in its discussion on group homes for kids and teens with severe psychopathic behaviors.
However, by humanizing psychopathic behavior, The Act of Killing is unparalleled in its unsettling perspective on the dementias associated with dictatorial extremes.
Dr. Dylan Reinhart (Cumming) is a gifted author and university professor living a quiet life teaching psychopathic behavior to packed classes of adoring students.
And among the most devoted collectors of film and memorabilia there are many who took advantage of those who wanted access to their rare collections, some even exhibiting psychopathic behavior.
Gamblers suffer from an uncontrollable mental sickness whereby they focus almost entirely on how much money they could win with almost no regard for losses, this is borderline psychopathic behavior.
This is yet another indicator of psychopathic behavior, along with children trying to be sneaky and get around parents» rules.
If I am ostracized by a group, or the last to be chosen for a team, and it doesn't affect me, that's psychopathic behavior.
These children suffer some of the same problems that we used to see mainly in neglected slum children — the psychopathic behavior, the «acting out,» the disorders of conscience.
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