Essays on Psychopaths

In 2002 a very influential studied concluded individuals of African descent were more psychopathic than those of European decent. However, the authors of this article pointed out several flaws in that study and intend to address the gaps in previous research with their study. Therefore,...

In this essay, I will attempt to argue that Mencius’s view on the heart/mind as naturally good is false. I will demonstrate my argument by first explaining Mencius’s heart/mind. I will proceed to show that Mencius’s belief that the heart/mind is naturally good may not...

The relation between psychopathy and biology truly remains a mystery yet still holds a vital link to understanding the biological basis of psychopathy. Biology is the science of life focusing on structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of living organisms. The definition of psychopathy...

Psychopathy is defined as, “egocentricity, impulsivity, callousness, and lack of remorse for behavior that is frequently antisocial and hurtful to others.” and thus is classified as a personality/mental disorder. Like many other mental illnesses, psychopathy may be linked to a different structure or makeup of...

When we think of “Psychopaths” or the term “Psychopathy”, the things that tend to jump into our mind are those of manipulators, terrorists, psychotic serial killers, the coldblooded murderers portrayed in horror movies or the sort of nightly creatures that crawl in the worst of...

The chosen topic of this review and synthesis is to look at one of the members of the ‘dark triad’ – psychopaths and how they find their way into the organizations or corporations therefore becoming a “corporate psychopath’’ or an ‘’organizational psychopath’’. It is important...

Psychopathy is traditionally defined as a personality disorder characterised by persistent antisocial behaviour, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, egotistical traits. There have long been discussions about whether a psychopath is born or made, by which the suggestion is that a person has either...

To begin with, those who argue that psychopaths are born may refer to the study conducted by the scientists from ‘the Kings College London’s Institute of Psychiatry’ in which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans used to assess the levels of grey matter in the sixty-six...