I'm not a professional, but these characteristics seem to describe a sociopath. It's my (admittedly uneducated) understanding that a psychopath cannot maintai

I'm not a professional, but these characteristics seem to describe a sociopath. It's my (admittedly uneducated) understanding that a psychopath cannot maintain trait #1 (superficial charm & charisma). I got this from having read Martha Stout's excellent book The Sociopath Next Door, which is an incredible eye-opener. It is estimated that 1 in 25 are missing the brain mechanism known as "conscience", which Stout describes as "an intervening sense of obligation based in our emotional attachments to others". I don't currently work for anyone with this set of symptoms, but I have before. Before that, I was married to one. Both are pretty draining experiences. FWIW, here's something I wrote after reading Stout's book. Parts of it are a bit oblique, but you may find it interesting: http://tinyurl.com/ob89u6 http://tinyurl.com/ob89u6