"Sociopathic tendencies" refers to certain behaviors or characteristics exhibited by individuals that resemble those seen in sociopaths. It implies that a person may show a lack of empathy, have a disregard for the rights or feelings of others, and exhibit manipulative or deceitful behavior.
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Chris, a handsome, talented charmer
with sociopathic tendencies, much in the style of classic Hitchcock villains: men who can literally get away with murder.
Yet despite Simon's
clear sociopathic tendencies, the film can also be read as study of international relations, and the difficulties of progressive intervention into the problems suffered by those of other races, cultures and even genders.
It's darker than either of those movies, however, because while Lou may initially seem merely deluded and eccentric, his growing confidence
reveals sociopathic tendencies.
A social misfit like The Comedian would therefore exhibit
brutal sociopathic tendencies, mostly because his sense of morality is subverted by the amoral deeds he performs in the line of duty for his country.
Well, while the debate is still open to whether Barney taught Ted how to live, but I certainly learnt a lot from him.Well, putting aside the narcissist and
mildly sociopathic tendencies, there are a lot of positive habits about Barney that can benefit a teacher while he / she is teaching a class.
Sometimes you get a situation where there's some kind of attraction between the two and they encourage each other, or there may be a persuasive relationship where someone has more
disturbed sociopathic tendencies and a more powerful personality, and another, less powerful person doing the bidding.»
Relying on the goodwill of the leaders of industry to do the right thing regarding the environment and other matters has a poor history, as with some individuals the profit motive coincides
with sociopathic tendencies, short term thinking and disregard for the well being of anyone outside their immediate inner circle of people.
I still have
sociopathic tendencies; I don't have any feelings about bad things happening.
I can tell you that many career criminals have
sociopathic tendencies, and few of them want to get caught or confess.
A moment with Abel on the job suggests frustration with what might be a glass ceiling, then a possible explanation for
his sociopathic tendencies rooted in the traumatic stress of being a foot soldier on the front lines of the social wars.
Returning to the characters, Stu is less of a pushover, meaning he's an afterthought, and Alan, while still primarily coming across as a naïve man - child, is back to
his sociopathic tendencies.
, few works of fiction have ever so vividly captured the mania of romantic infatuation without being fully consumed by
its sociopathic tendencies — though the movie entertains the idea that being crazy might be the easiest way to deal with love and other annoyances of living.
As they have
sociopathic tendencies, they might try to sway the therapist to his or her «side.»