Recognizing sociopathic and psychopathic traits and protecting yourself and your family.
"Sociopaths and psychopaths achieve their objectives through the relentless, immoral pursuit of power and personal gain, leaving a trail of human suffering and societal damage in their wake."
Contents
Introduction
Definitions, Characteristics & Behaviors
Prevalence
Recognizing Sociopaths
Protecting Yourself
Sources
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Introduction
Research suggests that sociopaths make up between 1 and 4% of the U.S. population with 5 to 15% of the world’s population deemed “almost psychopathic.” Sociopaths are master manipulators and the traits that define sociopathy tend to be assets in achieving positions of power.
Our society is moving in the direction of permitting, reinforcing, and in some cases actually valuing some of the traits listed in the Psychopathy Checklist.
Here you can take a closer look at this disturbing topic and get up-to-speed on the sociopathic personality, the prevalence of these people in positions of power, and the danger they are to you and to society at large. Knowledge is power. With this information, you can more readily:
Sharpen your skills of discernment.
Protect yourself and your loved ones.
Take productive, wise action.
Definitions, Characteristics & Behaviors
Antisocial personality disorder is a medical term that is interchangeable with sociopathy. It means:
