While often sensationalized in fiction, the traits associated with sociopathy and psychopathy are very real and can ...

Consultant psychiatrist Ahmed Hankir has shared the five clear signs someone could be a psychopath - and how they could ...

While it’s normal for children to test boundaries, some behavioral patterns can signal something far more serious than ...

Dr. Martha Stout, in her book "The Sociopath Next Door," notes that this charm can quickly dissolve once they achieve what ...

The reflex to stamp on the narcissist label has falsely conflated any cruel or deceitful behavior with narcissism, says Craig Malkin, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, the author of Rethinking ...

Psychopathy expert Martha Stout has written, “One of the more frequently observed of these traits is a glib and superficial charm that allows the true sociopath to seduce other people ...

Superficial charm and lack of empathy are common traits of psychopaths, a term no longer used in the health care industry. But it is used in the darkly comic “Matchmaking,” in which antihero ...

Instead, it can manifest in more subtle yet equally damaging ways, such as a lack of empathy, superficial charm, and a propensity for manipulation. But what if you are the one displaying these ...

These include superficial charm and intelligence, pure rationality, a cheating personality, lack of remorse, irresponsibility, and being emotionally shallow.