Chapter
Rethinking the Definition of Psychopathy
37:51 - 44:10 (06:19)
Experts suggest that the definition of psychopathy needs to be redefined to include psychological and emotional traits rather than just attributes like aggression and antisocial behavior. This could identify more psychopaths in various fields like politics, chief executives, and traders.
Clips
The podcast discusses the story of Tony, a con artist who has committed around 600 cons and examines the difficulty in defining psychopathy and the traits that make a successful con artist.
37:51 - 41:27 (03:35)
Con Artists
Summary
The podcast discusses the story of Tony, a con artist who has committed around 600 cons and examines the difficulty in defining psychopathy and the traits that make a successful con artist.
ChapterRethinking the Definition of Psychopathy
Episode#476 - Mark Freestone - Why Do Psychopaths Exist?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker suggests that there is a need to move away from defining psychopathy strictly in terms of specific characteristics, and outlines that psychopaths tend to gravitate towards high risk, high reward jobs and use designer drugs.
41:26 - 44:10 (02:43)
Psychopathy
Summary
The speaker suggests that there is a need to move away from defining psychopathy strictly in terms of specific characteristics, and outlines that psychopaths tend to gravitate towards high risk, high reward jobs and use designer drugs.