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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World Of The Psychopaths Among Us
It all started with unusual brain wave patterns on an electroencephalogram (EEG). It was several years ago when Robert Hare and two graduate students discovered these unusual brain wave patterns, so unusual that they couldn’t have come from real people, as described by the editor of a scientific journal. However, those EEGs did come from real people, a different kind of people, people from all paths of life-different background, cultures, and race, people that we have all come across in our daily lives. We can refer to these individuals as psychopaths. What is a psychopath? How would we describe a psychopath? Although people may have a different opinion of the description of a psychopath, there are some aspects that most people will agree on. From our understanding, psychopaths are impulsive, ego-centric, and sometimes violent individuals, who lie and manipulate others for their own personal gain. At the same time, psychopaths can be charming which explains how they manage to easily manipulate others. The most intriguing characteristic, however, is the lack of conscience within a psychopath. We can all agree, it seems as if psychopaths feel no remorse or guilt after exhibiting their …show more content…
Do psychopaths scheme and plan out every move, or do they just follow their instincts and act out without much thought or concern. It doesn’t just end there. Robert Hare addresses the concept of lack of conscience on various occasions throughout the book. As we know, psychopaths rarely, if ever, feel remorse, guilt, or sympathy for their victims. The question is, does this occur because they have a personality or cognitive deficit, or are they just morally
Without Conscience: The Disturbing World Of The Psychopaths Among Us
It all started with unusual brain wave patterns on an electroencephalogram (EEG). It was several years ago when Robert Hare and two graduate students discovered these unusual brain wave patterns, so unusual that they couldn’t have come from real people, as described by the editor of a scientific journal. However, those EEGs did come from real people, a different kind of people, people from all paths of life-different background, cultures, and race, people that we have all come across in our daily lives. We can refer to these individuals as psychopaths. What is a psychopath? How would we describe a psychopath? Although people may have a different opinion of the description of a psychopath, there are some aspects that most people will agree on. From our understanding, psychopaths are impulsive, ego-centric, and sometimes violent individuals, who lie and manipulate others for their own personal gain. At the same time, psychopaths can be charming which explains how they manage to easily manipulate others. The most intriguing characteristic, however, is the lack of conscience within a psychopath. We can all agree, it seems as if psychopaths feel no remorse or guilt after exhibiting their …show more content…
Do psychopaths scheme and plan out every move, or do they just follow their instincts and act out without much thought or concern. It doesn’t just end there. Robert Hare addresses the concept of lack of conscience on various occasions throughout the book. As we know, psychopaths rarely, if ever, feel remorse, guilt, or sympathy for their victims. The question is, does this occur because they have a personality or cognitive deficit, or are they just morally