The Sociopath

Ø      Teach yourself about the sociopath

Ø      Characteristics, symptoms, and the two factors

Ø      Effects on society

Ø      How to keep a sociopath

Ø      How to get rid of a sociopath

Ø      Lyrics and art for nuance

Ø      Real Life stories

Ø      A PowerPoint about the Sociopath from my presentation, “The Art of Rape”

  

Some (e.g., Hare) estimate that 1%-5% of American males are clinically high in the sociopathic trait—meaning that roughly, there could be between 2 and 10 million sociopaths in the country—not counting women. So, if we calculate using 5 million, that’s about 100,000 for each state, just to give you an idea of the prevalence of this disorder. Other researchers suggest that the number has risen dramatically, and that perhaps one of every ten males have elevated levels of sociopathic personality characteristics.

 There are a number of good reads about the topic: Start with the classic by Cleckley—this book is entirely available online.

Cleckley, Hervey (1903-1984). The Mask of Sanity, Fifth Edition, 1988. Previous editions copyrighted 1941, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1976 by St. Louis: Mosby Co.
http://www.quantumfuture.net/store/sanity_1.PdF

Hare, R. (1991). The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised. Toronto: Multi-Health Systems.
Hare, R. (1996). Psychopathy: A clinical construct whose time has come. Criminal Justice and Behavior 23:25-54.
Hare, R. (1999). Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths among us. NY: Guilford Press.

Lykken, D. (1995) The Antisocial Personalities. Hillsdale: Erlbaum.