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Psychopath
Pretend to care
Display cold-hearted behavior
Fail to recognize other people's distress
Have relationships that are shallow and fake
Maintain a normal life as a cover for criminal activity
Fail to form genuine emotional attachments
May love people in their own way
Approach to Violence
While it's common to think of sociopaths and psychopaths as being inherently
dangerous, this is more a construct of a TV drama than a true reflection of the
disorder.
Violence, while certainly possible, is not an inherent characteristic of either
sociopathy or psychopathy.
With that being said, people with APD will often go to extraordinary lengths to
manipulate others, whether it be to charm, disarm, or frighten them, in order to get
what they want.
When psychopaths do become violent, as in the case of Jeffrey Dahmer, they're just
as likely to hurt themselves as others.
Martens notes that the more a psychopath feels socially isolated, sad, and alone, the
higher his or her risk for violence and impulsive and/or reckless behavior.
