“Am I dealing with a Narcissist or a Psychopath?”Professor Craig Neumann sheds light on a difficult question Psychopathy is a pathological personality disorder that reflects interpersonal deceptiveness, manipulation, callous and remorseless use of others, along with impulsive behavioral style and overt antisocial behavior (ranging from aggression to violent criminal acts). Only a few features of...Read More

“Many psychopaths have little difficulty joining the ranks of business, politics, law enforcement, government, and academia. They exist in all lines of work, from executive to blue-collar professions. However, psychopathy often is misread, misdiagnosed, minimized, or explained away by professionals whose jobs require regular interaction with psychopaths, namely in the mental health, judicial, and law...Read More

Psychopathy in females was historically overlooked and often went unreported because society promoted the stereotype that women were innately incapable of displaying psychopathic behaviors.   Even today, it is likely that female psychopaths are underreported because many studies and statistics are drawn from predominantly male prison populations.  While researchers are somewhat confident that about 1 out of every...Read More

“The female  psychopath’s interest in others is not based on a desire for greater intimacy, but rather is motivated by a need to be the center of attention.” “[Her] pronounced needs for ‘relatedness’ and adulation from others form the cornerstone of her Histrionic character.” Carl Gacono and F. Barton Evans, The Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Assessment,...Read More

“Psychopathic individuals know well within themselves … feelings of sadistic pleasure, contemptuous delight, sudden dysphoria, and, deep within, a profound disquieting boredom.” “The psychopathic individual … is most vulnerable to chronic feelings of boredom because he or she aggressively empties the world of meaningful relations to ward off feelings of envy and greed.” “Emotional relatedness...Read More