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It pleases me to hear that I give the impression of empathy. My impression of the (recent) literature on the matter was that absence of empathy, in addition to
by anonymoushn 15y ago
It pleases me to hear that I give the impression of empathy.
My impression of the (recent) literature on the matter was that absence of empathy, in addition to the criteria for ASPD, is necessary and sufficient for one to be considered a psychopath. One could easily have both of these things without also being unreliable, impulsive, or dishonest.
- runjake 15y agoI think that you're deluding yourself, for whatever reason. And on your second point, your impression is incorrect. These are qualifying traits of ASPD (formerly "psychopathy").