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It should be noted that sociopath is not a formally defined psychological term currently in use. The modern terms closest to the term are conditions like Antiso
by openasocket 9y ago
It should be noted that sociopath is not a formally defined psychological term currently in use. The modern terms closest to the term are conditions like Antisocial personality disorder and Conduct disorder. And those conditions are associated with lower, not higher, IQs. The same is the case for serial killers (http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Serial%20Killer%20Information%20Center/Serial%20Killer%20IQ.htm http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Serial%20Killer%20Information... and https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murde...). One of the primary symptoms of those conditions is poor impulse control and planning ability.
I've never seen the claim that serial killers tend to be small business owners, do you have a source for that?
- DoreenMichele 9y agoI used to watch shows like Cold Case Files. It was mentioned by an expert in such things as part of the profiling process for one of the suspects.