Which professions have the most psychopaths? The fewest?
Original story at Barking Up The Wrong Tree• 3 mentions • 4 months ago
First off, psychopath doesn’t just mean someone who cuts you up with a chainsaw — though the majority of people who do things like that are psychopaths. What’s the definition?Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, impulsivity and antisocial behaviors such as parasitic lifestyle and criminality.So which professions (other than axe murderer) do they disproportionately gravitate towards — or away from?Most of
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05 Jun
Patrick Clarkin @Patrick_Clarkin
Phew. Teacher. @bakadesuyo @bakadesuyo: Which professions have the most psychopaths? The fewest? http://t.co/LoIJVehRxX
07 Feb
Jon Sutton @jonmsutton
Why do CEOs top the psychopathy chart? And where do teachers come? via @bakadesuyo http://t.co/0Kmt0eDo
07 Feb
Eric Barker @bakadesuyo
Which professions have the most psychopaths? The fewest? http://t.co/71i5RMMw

