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Sociopaths are instinctive liars. They lie to everyone --- including themselves. They can't help it, it's a structural issue with their brain that can't be fix
by jqpabc123 4y ago
Sociopaths are instinctive liars.
They lie to everyone --- including themselves. They can't help it, it's a structural issue with their brain that can't be fixed with drugs.
This is not to say they are dumb. They learn over time what the rest of the world expects from them and how to fake it in order to fit in.
They learn rather quickly that they are expected to exhibit empathy --- even tbough they don't actually feel it.
In other words, a lot of mature sociopaths could easily pass this simple, transparent test. And I know enough about ASPD (learned the hard way) that I could easily fail it if I chose to.
- pk-protect-ai 4y agoYeap, the test ist too simple. I know some teenagers those will choose to be seen as sociopath (though they are not) and they will do whatever to get the max score on this test.
- jqpabc123 4y agoForget *asking* a sociopath about his feelings. He will lie every time. Sociopaths easily fool even "professional" psychologists and psychiatrists. This explains why it is frequently undiagnosed. IMO, to really diagnose it with any degree of accuracy would require electronic monitoring for brain activity or involuntary emotional responses --- or the lack thereof --- while being exposed to various stimuli.
- dulakian 4y agoSo now sociopaths are replicants? Should we start hunting them down? > Describe in single words, only the good things that come into your mind about your mother. -- Voight-Kampff test from Blade Runner (1982)
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