Discussion»Questions»Life and Society» Like pedophiles who gravitate to many job positions just to molest do psychopaths gravitate to many job positions just to kill?
I won't argue that sometimes those are factors. Even so, they aren't consciously choosing to become ill. Plenty of people make poor choices and abuse substances and aren't afflicted with mental illness. The factors that most contribute are nature and nurture, and no one gets a choice in that.
I'm sure there are some psychopaths with an urge to kill who join police forces and military so that they can do so legally. I'm also sure that it's rare, but it must occur sometimes.
"Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, impulsivity and antisocial behaviors such as parasitic lifestyle and criminality."
I wonder if Political offices draw Psychopaths too ;-))
This post was edited by JakobA the unAmerican. at July 19, 2017 10:03 AM MDT