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So in other words: PTSD. His numbers are off because his "80%" of sociopaths are more like 2% according to real studies. The rest more than likely are dealing
by run4yourlives 15y ago
So in other words: PTSD.
His numbers are off because his "80%" of sociopaths are more like 2% according to real studies. The rest more than likely are dealing with managing their own PTSD symptoms.
- vacri 15y agoThe numbers aren't necessarily off - he does couch the numbers to begin with, but he also takes pains to specify he's talking about frontline combat units, not the service in general. I don't have the numbers to hand, but the US military has a ton of support staff (ie non-frontline) - it's possible that these numbers are more similar than they appear.
- wycx 15y agoGrossman's book is at least 10 years old. Selection processes may have been optimised over the intervening time to increase the 2-5%. After all, sociopaths can stay in combat zones much longer and will not suffer PTSD.
- run4yourlives 15y agoI await your citation. Grossman's work is pretty much the most complete examination of the topic ever conducted. But like I said, I'd be happy to look at newer research.