By: easyrider1969
“silly Fredians”? May I recommend that you actually read some original source Freud and then comment on his silliness. The easiest read is Civilization and Its Discontents. Let us know how often you...
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The link in the post gives a “not found” error. Here is the link to the actual Jennifer Kahn story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/magazine/can-you-call-a-9-year-old-a-psychopath.html
View ArticleBy: stewartm
In Anatomy of Evil, the author indicates that one common theme for the very worst of the killing sociopaths is a brain injury during their teenage years Add to that the use/abuse of alcohol and drugs...
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The thing I note is that the very anger/hate/obsession and “drive” these kids possess is also the very thing lauded by society at-large when exhibited by coaches (a Bill Knight?), athletes (a Lance...
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Overall, this is a difficult and unpleasant topic. My own suspicion, though, is that while there probably are people who are born with a sociopathic tendencies, that genetics is not destiny. There are...
View ArticleBy: Gina9223
um…yeah, I knew at a very early age that my sister was scary crazy. (sorry but I will not be PC about this) The best way to discribe her is “If Hannibal Lecter were real? If he met my sister he would...
View ArticleBy: TheCallUp
Good point. The methodology for accurately diagnosing that child’s problem seems flawed enough, and even if they did in fact accurately diagnose him as a psychopath or sociopath, the options available...
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Stigma is something we should work to crush and destroy… it either leads people to be persecuted, or makes things into taboos that ought not to be. However treatable — or untreatable — psychopathy may...
View ArticleBy: NVTodd
” “silly Fredians(SIC)”? May I recommend that you actually read some original source Freud and then comment on his silliness. The easiest read is Civilization and Its Discontents. Let us know how often...
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