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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
From what I gathered, it's a congenital neurodevelopmental disorder which causes reduced secretion of epinephrine and cortisol. That leads to hypoactive amygdala that is responsible for processing and regulating emotions. The result is that the individual has a low tendency to be anxious and feel fear and also lacks ability to recognize fear in faces of others, which normal individuals recognize as a signal that a person does not pose a threat to them. Since this mechanism doesn't function in psychopaths they are more likely to attack others and disrespect authorities already in early childhood. Due to hypoactive amygdala, they have probably better control over frontal lobes, which are responsible for thinking, reasoning, decision-making, and planning, therefore many of them become very intelligent. Devoid of emotions and using cold logic to their own profit. At least that's how it sounds from these researches I read.
swandfriends · 41-45, F
Sometimes it can be a cross between both the brain chemistry and what happened in their childhood
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP
No hugs as a baby
Law will... law is the act of creating disorder... of those who follow legalism, the lottery is random on who becomes the psychopath..
Adstar · 56-60, M
I think that psychopaths are born..
I think you are talking about Sociopaths, I am sure they are made.
I think you are talking about Sociopaths, I am sure they are made.
SnailTeeth · 36-40
Childhood abuse/neglect usually, under enough pressure anyone can be a psychopath.
Nobody00 · F
What type of abuse or neglect?@SnailTeeth
SnailTeeth · 36-40
@Nobody00 I think it depends on the subject. It could be something as small as parents seperating at a young age, or as major as being beaten half to death on a regular basis.
I have wondered about this and knowledge is always updating so, from the WWW:
To put the matter simplistically, psychopaths are born, and sociopaths are made. Both psychopathy and sociopathy, and APD generally, share features with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), the condition exhibited by persons commonly called narcissists.
To put the matter simplistically, psychopaths are born, and sociopaths are made. Both psychopathy and sociopathy, and APD generally, share features with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), the condition exhibited by persons commonly called narcissists.
SpartanX · 41-45, M
Are you looking for tips on how to create one?
Eclipsed · M
Just like ones tastes for coffee and beer.. just kinda happens one day.
ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 46-50, M
Born that way I'm pretty sure
Nobody00 · F
Parents play no role?@ImperialAerosolKidFromEP
ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 46-50, M
@Nobody00 IMO it's mostly nature, not nurture
empanadas · 31-35, M
an abusive childhood. parents didn't show the kid love