Sociopaths are people with antisocial personality disorder.The essential features of a personality disorder are impairments in interpersonal and self functioning along with the presence of pathological personality traits. In particular, to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5) states that the following criteria must be present:
Impairments in self functioning:
Ego centered identity
Goal setting based on personal gratification
Impairments in interpersonal functioning:
Lack of concern for feelings, needs, or suffering of others.
Incapacity for mutually intimate relationships, as exploitation is a primary means of relating to others.
Pathological personality traits:
Manipulative
Deceitful
Callous
Hostile
Irresponsible
Impulsive
Risk Taking
If you do not have a close friendship with your children, I will.”–Type 1 Sociopath, on the child molester
Sociopaths have separate and very distinct personas or “sub-selves.” They are commonly known as “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” When a sociopath switches from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde, his victim does not see it coming.
Oftentimes the victims wonder what triggered the other person to “flip” or switch from good to bad. The truth is the triggers could be 100% internal and may have had nothing to do with outside circumstances. Of course, the sociopath will blame the other person, because that’s what they do, but the triggers are internal and have nothing to do with anyone else.
On the surface, when you meet a sociopath you will think that he or she is very charming, warm, engaging, and interested. You will not realize that he is only expressing a very shallow level of emotions, and his primary reasons for being this way are for underlying ulterior motives.
Impairments in self functioning:
Ego centered identity
Goal setting based on personal gratification
Impairments in interpersonal functioning:
Lack of concern for feelings, needs, or suffering of others.
Incapacity for mutually intimate relationships, as exploitation is a primary means of relating to others.
Pathological personality traits:
Manipulative
Deceitful
Callous
Hostile
Irresponsible
Impulsive
Risk Taking
If you do not have a close friendship with your children, I will.”–Type 1 Sociopath, on the child molester
Sociopaths have separate and very distinct personas or “sub-selves.” They are commonly known as “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” When a sociopath switches from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde, his victim does not see it coming.
Oftentimes the victims wonder what triggered the other person to “flip” or switch from good to bad. The truth is the triggers could be 100% internal and may have had nothing to do with outside circumstances. Of course, the sociopath will blame the other person, because that’s what they do, but the triggers are internal and have nothing to do with anyone else.
On the surface, when you meet a sociopath you will think that he or she is very charming, warm, engaging, and interested. You will not realize that he is only expressing a very shallow level of emotions, and his primary reasons for being this way are for underlying ulterior motives.