Psychopath Expert Explains How to Spot a Psychopath - Dr Kevin Dutton
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EXACTLY what the LEFT wants , talk about people who don't have empathy with everyone .
Personally I just turn on the BBC or other deep state propaganda outlet, it is sociopath central.
A surgeon is not an emotionally detached psychopath you fool! Surgeon knows that cutting is helping and not hurting. Psychopaths feel no remorse hurting ppl. .
When you score 8...you are a guaranteed failure in this so-called modern world and thus quite possibly the seeds of revolution. Courage and incentive dependent. Comin for that ass cruel world.
These are very unintelligent conversations.
Spotting them is easy, voting them out if power is more difficult
Spotting them is impossible for most, sadly. There have been several occasions when one screwed me over, then others made excuses for said psychopath when they screwed them over as well. A lot of "well his childhood was tough." So was mine but you don't see me stealing from and slandering friends and family with no remorse! "He is sorry." If he's sorry then why is he continuing to slander me, refusing to pay me back, or even speak to me? He never apologized or paid back the person mindlessly defending him either. It's so frustrating how naive most people are.
The politicians are the narcissists. The power behind them are the psychopaths.
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Nailed it
Most real psychpaths, as opposed to Narcissists, arent really professionally successful.
"Genetics loads the gun, personality aims it, and environment pulls the trigger." ~ Jim Clemente
other than fact that genetics isn't a bullet, the personality isn't a gun & the environment isn't a finger, that's a perfect analogy..☻️
My score was 4. Yeah I'm the type of person who apologizes to delivery driver when they have the wrong address and I'm not the person they are looking for
3!
I got 4 too!
Yeah, I only scored 6. I'm a bit surprised tbh.😆🤣
1237... Me too 😬.
I'm not the type to do that, I don't respond positively to being tred upon, but I also scored 4, and was surprised, and frankly, am still feeling disturbed by the scores of the hosts. I think I'm in the comments looking for answers.
I scored 3, long live the softies ❤️ We might not become CEOs or neurosurgeons, but I'm sure the world without us would be a much worse place.
I scored 3 also
I scored an 11 and I'm a business owner. I'm doubtful that having a high score guarantees success, when it could just as easily get you into a lot of trouble. People with high scores who become troublesome to society could be easily ganged-up on by us empathetic individuals and taken out. I'm certain this same scenario I just described has played out numerous times throughout human evolutionary history.
@@steveh.7664 Yes, I agree that the high score must be accompanied by a set of skills, otherwise it's a recipe for trouble rather than any sort of success. And even with skills and talents, most people with high scores will become moderately successful, and only very few of those will become CEOs and neurosurgeons. But a person with a low score will still be less likely to get to a top position, not because they're lacking in qualifications, but rather because they won't have the motivation and the drive to fight it through to the top. Let's use myself as an example. I derive zero satisfaction from managing others. I've been offered a managerial position in the past, and I saw it only as a burden. I knew I would take my responsibilities extremely seriously and that it would eat me from inside, giving me zero satisfaction in exchange. You could say that for many people being a manager isn't fun, but they do it for money. I am only moderately motivated by money. Of course money motivates me because money means survival, but I am not motivated by the status money can bring me - that's how we get to the last point: I am not motivated by feeling superior to others. On the contrary, I will avoid situations in which I could make you feel inferior in any way. If I'm more educated than you, I won't mention it, and if it is mentioned, I will play it down. If I have more spending money than you, I won't talk to you about the things I've bought, even if I know that in general you have more money than me, but have also bigger obligations, so you just can't spend as much on yourself. I won't brag, because I may see your discomfort, and that will spoil the joy for me. So what else is there that could motivate me to fight for the top position? It's not worth the fight for me. I'd much rather spend time with my two- and four-legged loved ones, doing the things I enjoy.
So did I. I gave myself some points on technicalities otherwise I might have been a zero 😂
I love you for your mentality, but, psychopaths typically get away with a lot of things because of softies.
My Mother was a nurse, she tells a story of a surgeon who had a reputation for some of these behaviours. He once took a woman's breast off during surgery for a benign tumor, he was running late to a golf game and didnt have time to operate properly. This was in the 70s when medics and surgeons were treated like gods, but its a cautionary tale. You have to have zero conscience to do that to a young woman
From personal dealings they still expect to be treated like gods and can turn rather cruel and cold towards those who refuse to offer worship at their altar.
The question that occurred to me watching this episode, which ties into your post is-if surgeons are high on the list of occupations with high psychopathy traits, and that means self-internet with a lack of remorse, wouldn’t it stand to reason that many malignant surgeons views the trans movement nefariously as an opportunity to exploit vulnerable people for money?
@@tylerblack676 saw this in action on Shape Shifter video 3 weeks ago ‘medical experiment exposed on national tv ft Marci bowers’ Unsure of origins of this quote ‘Removing healthy organs, inducing permanent disability as a mood booster, is not medical best interest’ Harold Shipman behaviour
Wow, that's cold.
@@tylerblack676 I'm thinking the same. When he was talking about different branches of surgery having different levels of psychopathy I thought EXACTLY that. Surgeons who do these surgeries genuinely seem to be self-interested psychopaths. The "harvesting" of skin from one part of a person's body to be used in another, the very many revision and corrective surgeries that are needed for all genital surgeries.... I've said many times that I think these surgeons are GHOULS. To irrevocably fuck up someone's sex life, sex drive, ability to pee, ability to function... the amount of scarring and nerve damage they could cause, the loss of function... these surgeons seen to have little empathy for their patients (their "victims"??) or little regard for their long term mental and emotional health. They play god every day with people's bodies and their future suffering, physical and psychological. It's a profitable racket for unscrupulous, psychopathic surgeons who "sell" an unrealistic dream of perfection but deliver work that often needs multiple, maybe dozens, of further surgeries. Which clearly means more cash for them, more suffering and risk for the patient. They don't seem to care. I think that branch of surgery DEFINITELY attracts psychopaths with no conscience and no remorse. They're just happy to exploit the vulnerable and desperate for 💸💰💰💸
I scored 6. I am a 29 year old male engineer. From a very young age I have always been sensitive to betrayals of innocence. It's like the exact opposite to the psychopathic belief of 'if you're able to con someone, they deserve it'. The innocence in a person's face when they are tricked, disappointed and betrayed can cause me a lot of pain.
Well most narcissists sociopaths and psychopaths gleem with shiny eyes of excitement when they know they have cause someone pain..even emotional pain. It makes them feel alllll powerful.
@@sarahmurphy-nf4yl it's really hard for me to stomach hearing your statement 😢
Same
you're dating material
31 year old CEO of a commercial lending company, I scored a 30 I bet I'm not nearly as "evil" as you'd think. I just try to make practical decisions within a competitive environment, I'm just trying to maximize gain within the law over a certain time frame. It's hard to succeed with any other rationale, I've tried modifying my behavior as an experiment and I simply lost a lot of money. I think I make practical decisions more than emotionally charged "evil" decisions. In fact I don't think I've ever intentionally tried to "hurt" someone unprovoked in any way. I also somewhat doubt the validity of this test if I'm perfectly honest. I care deeply about my immediate family in friends as far as I can tell. Just other than that doesn't seem practical.
I haven't been this absorbed in a speaker in years. This guy is fascinating. Scored 5. I'm a social science researcher. Honestly, most of these are moral issues to me. I was shocked at how horrible some of the questions are. It's terrifying that you can go all the way up to 17 before you even hit "average". Lord, have mercy.
That shocked me too. Does that mean that most people are really quite heartless? Compared to those of us who scored very low, I guess it does
@@lucydayLucida @curiousing I'm the same! I scored 6, and I felt like I was normal. This has really changed the way I look at the world. I ordered The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success before the end of the video!
I scored 4. Was shocked at the average..
@@lucydayLucida What does an attraction to fast cars and skydiving, for example, have to do with heartlessness? Being a spur-of-the-moment type person? Not having qualms about the mere cancelling of engagements? Being very persuasive? Keeping a cool head under pressure? There's 15 points right there.
@@dixonpinfold2582 If you actually read what I wrote there I am asking the same question
I scored a 6 as a social worker and artist. However, people who hurt or scam other people for their own benefit, especially the old and vulnerable, will unleash the beast in me.
I scored 7 and I'm the same ... I could become a psycho pretty quickly when I sense injustice 😳
Mama bear syndrome
Is being passionate about justice really psycho-ish? I genuinely want to know. I get very crazy excited and stubborn and passionate about justice but I'm not a psychopath.
@libbylee 9 - 9 No it's not. If anything, passion for justice is a sign of empathy. It means you have a strong passion for what is morally/ethically righteous (at least to your own ideological beliefs). A psychopath or someone with high levels of Dark Triad personality traits would be more interested in how to manipulate the justice system to benefit themselves than actually seeing justice carried out.
@@BulkernatorKerb (O o O)... What is a dark triad personality? I don't really get into all the traits and 'what type of this are you' quizzes and I've never heard of this triad thingy. Sounds elden ring level dark.
I have worked both with and for psychopaths, I am married to a narcissist…. It’s more common than most people think, and it is a spectrum. Narcissism, I believe, is truly on the rise, with much of it fed by our empty, social media ridden society.
"I have worked both with and for psychopaths" + "I am married to a narcissist" = what could that mean? any wild guess?
I got the impression from this that a psychopath will make a good CEO or surgeon because he/she can make ruthless decisions. My earlier education about psychopaths is that they lack empathy and conscience. Surely a normal person who has empathy and a conscience could be just as good at surgery, he/she just needs to overcome feelings when operating? A psychopath may do the job, but be callous as in the case below (James Gornall), and treat people close to them with callousness? IE shrug off their kids when they are being bullied at school, walk on by wheh their spouse has lost a parent? If they are a genuine psychopath, surely they cannot avoid being "cool" just by being intelligent? The are bound to be hurting someone?
@@sandracrawford9813 Kind of funny ... I meet so many people who think anyone around them is a psychopath/narcissist except themselves, of course. Once they trumpet that I already know I have to keep distance from them -)
@@dancroitoru364 Spot On. Mind you she could also be attracted to these types if she's a more meek "giver" type that needs to maintain a victim mentality. Like a majority of the current generation seems to crave: being a victim, whilst never knowing true trauma or hardship. Sigh.
@@welshrecon I wholeheartedly agree with you. I even believe white society are a force of concentrated narcissism projected to the world via social media, influencing and encouraging narcissism and setting a terrible psychological standard. And psychopaths socialise others into sociopathy which widens the spectrum, and creates a distorted relationship which produces a distorted reality in favour of the most distorted minds (the psychopaths).
My wife's cousin was a nurse at UCLA Medical. The surgeons description about psychopathic surgeons, especially neuropathic surgeons, seems to ring true based on what he told me. They're top neurosurgeon was a heartless bastard, everyone hated him. But he was one of the best in the world.
I've heard about this kind of thing before. I'm sure it takes a certain amount of psychopathy to be comfortable with cutting open another human being
@@evancleary5075 lobotomy
Dr. House? I know the character wasn't a surgeon but def a lunatic with a little sprinkle of warmth 😆
I dated a neurosurgeon. He admitted to being a psychopath.
@@sandyp6523 I'd totally believe that.
"He could sell shaving cream to the Taliban" that really got me 😂
Maybe to shave their legs 😂
Scored 5. I work in videogame localization. Would rather spend my entire life daydreaming and hiking, away from other people. I don't like most people's selfish careless behavior. My dream home would be a cabin in the woods with cats and dogs or high up a mountain in peace and quiet but with internet access, lol. This world is scary horrifying place to me!
My story: I had a "normal" life, then had health problems and quite literally became a hermit for about 15 years. When I came out of hibernation, my business grew, and I had to hire people. Ever since then, I've been obsessed with sociopaths, psychopaths, and narcisissts. My time alone made the madness of the world stand out in sharp relief. It takes all my willpower not to wish horrible fiery death on everyone, now. Sincerely, I did not know there were so many evil people in the world. I'm not saying all my employees were bad, not at all, but the bad ones were insufferable.
Similar deal with my mother. Had some health issues that had her down for a long while.... enough time away that she had "unplugged"... when she "came back" around she apologized to me and said she can't believe that she never saw the absolute madness of everything around us. She never could see it.... but now she says she can't understand how others can't wake up and see it all. Myself, I've recently become absolutely disgusted with the moral state of humanity.... I try to see the good so I don't absolutely fall into a hole, but it's become increasingly difficult
What was your score? I got 5 and I can go through period of alienation at the relative callousness and lack of caring others seem to have, including their levels of dishonesty.
I was 5 too, and I’m with you… I had to come out of hiding because I needed to earn a living. But people terrify me.
@@Randulpheleven bless you! I’m a five and I started to panic! I make a good salary, have raised two kids to adulthood, I freaking volunteered in a hospice for years, so I’m not squeamish. I ran ultras and had both kids at home with zero drugs or interventions. I give some of the toughest exercise classes around, according to those in the class… so I’m not what I would call “weak”. But I am extremely wary of my fellow human beings and 52 years hasn’t helped. I still can’t believe 18-22 is average????
I was a misanthrope before the pandemic/lock downs, and let's just say it didn't get any better during that time. I now really dislike most people and am down to one friend. I can no longer suffer fools. I understand Sartre's famous saying: "Hell is other people."
This was a very informative interview. Funny at times because after working in healthcare for 30 years I have seen some terrible behaviour from surgeons.
Amen
Each new class of interns has at least a few specimens.
My mother in law was in nursing for decades. She says there is no way she would be a nurse now. Low ethics
We have a joke here in France : What’s the difference between a surgeon and God ? God doesn’t believe himself as a surgeon.
@@Souxie123 PRICELESS. .LOVE THAT.
Scored 10. Acupuncturist, massage therapist, healer. Used to run a massage school. Now, 30 yrs later, i see the protection i need for myself and family that i never knew about, in dealing with psychopaths and narcs who we trusted. They caused so much chaos, pain, financial rip offs and a broken family. We, as a family, have Gotta Learn New Skills!
As a former OR nurse some of the most skilled surgeons I worked with were also some of the biggest a-holes who really didn't seem to care about anyone. They were miserable to work around but they were absolutely the ones who I'd want to perform my surgery if need be. Edit: of course this wasn't universally true. I also worked with a lot of absolutely lovely surgeons who were a joy to work with and who were also incredibly skilled. A lot of it seemed to depend on specialty. General surgeons, ortho docs, and podiatrists seemed to be the biggest jerks.
@bina nocht nope, I meant podiatrists. I only worked with 1 podiatrist who was really a joy to work with. Most were just JV ortho attitude.
@@binanocht6110 Maybe the whole reason they went into feet is 'foot fettish' ;-) creepy yikes
My podiatrist is fabulous ! Did a beautiful job on my bunion surgery.. I was an obedient patient and didn’t step on my foot for the recommended time like so many do .. he helps me with tiny cortisone shots in my foot every now and then when they ache .. .. he’s loved by many .. guess we are lucky over here in Melbourne, Florida
Smell my cheese 😃
I laughed at the discussion of the most psychopathic medical specialists, I knew he would say orthopaedic. A friend of mine who is a anesthesiologist, once remarked that he had a long list of orthopaedic doctor's that he wouldn't let anywhere near him, and the list was with his next of kin.
I'd say heads of health agencies - eg CDC, NIH, SAGE, & NEPHT here in Ireland - would score very highly.............
@@johnglenn2539 I agree
@@johnglenn2539 Licensed control freakery.
Yes- listen to the first Dr. Death podcast about Christopher Duntsch. Terrifying what he got away with!
@@johnglenn2539 Same with here in Canada. Bonnie Henry is just HORRID (British Columbia) she acts so meek and soft spoken though, it's creepy AF.
I kinda wish I had a little psychopathy. It would seem like they have it easier in life, probably nothing keeping them up at night, no self-sacrifice. Being low kinda sucks, actually.
It does have it's downsides. Imagine living a life where you feel you should be more important than you actually are, and you lack the skills or ability to achieve any kind of success, so you spend your entire life feeling as if you are a bit of a failure, because you don't, and cant, meet the expectations that you innately feel you should receive. (BTW, I'm not a psychopath and score very low on the scale. So low in fact, that I can empathise with the problems of being a psychopath!)
@@Torquemadia empathy is harrrrrrd….
@@Torquemadia All our bridges in life will remain intact tho! Unless we consciously decide to burn them
I scored 12 and also thinking I need a few more points.
@@eoinoconnell185 7 for me. And it’s draining.
I scored a 3. Needless to say that I can see why I am a good prey for these type of predators. The people that stigmatize psychopaths are mostly people like me that have been negatively affected and at the receiving end of their psychopathy. The negative impact they have within interpersonal relationships is for the most part devastating and life altering. They will usually destroy you financially, emotionally and spiritually. Yet, they can be your greatest teachers, unfortunately! Granted, they make great sales associates, fierce-less lawyers and excel in positions of high pressure; yet not all psychopaths are wired to work. There is a good portion of them that are parasitics bc they deem themselves superior, therefore some one else can do the dirty work for them. This is when they will use and manipulate their closest friends, family and partners. I lived with a psychopaths for almost 20 years. Not out of love , but bc he refused to move out of my living room. He knew my weakness and fears and he used them against me for many years.
I scored 3 and was married to a psychopath/narcissist but I did leave after only 3 years. I am 75 and never married again because I attracted the wrong type and although a 3, I am self protective so always lonely. I think by scoring so low I lack the exciting personality that would draw friends. Look after yourself.
Look up "empath", you probably are one.
I am so happy for you that you got out and you pretty much describe what took 10 years of my own life as well (a "parasitic" psychopath") and that I only barely made it out of alive. I wish you all the strength in the world and that you only meet the people that you deserve from now on. Because they do exist. All strength to you!😊
ffs... I scored a 9, and even I thought you brought this upon yourself. Take some responsibility for your life.
Learn to say no😊
Scored 18 and am a tradesman. I’ve had times where I could see how easy it would be to manipulate ppl however it’s a short sighted strategy. Success long term rests on people wanting to cooperate with you.
I scored 7 and I’m self employed (own a small online shop). I could honestly use a bit more psychopathic tendencies as the business world is very cutthroat and when dealing with other companies in situations where I have to be really firm and stick up for myself it makes me very uncomfortable. On the flip side my business has a very good reputation as I really enjoy taking care of my customers and own my mistakes which people seem to respond to very positively. So being a 7 is very good for my customers and business’s reputation but I’m never going to be rich because I refuse to do things which I see as immoral when dealing with other businesses or my competition.
I scored 8 and am considering opening a small online business haha
Get Kevin Dutton & Andy Mcnabs ' book called The Good Psycopaths Guide to Success. You'll enjoy it.
@@colinstewart1432 it's already in my Amazon basket lol
@@wckd4u good luck to you my fellow low rating psychopath lol. You'll be fine =) The wise words of Dave Chapelle's mum always help me in difficult situations where I could use a bit more psychopath points: "sometimes you have the be a lion, to be the lamb you really are"
@@KateLibby555 Brilliant. Enjoy. ✌️
I was in prison for a short while a long time ago and as an educated and empathic person i was ok listening to other people who were having a hard time adjusting. One was this kid who came in really polite only a tiny thing, 18 years old i thought what's he done robbed a moped or something bloody hell, he made us a brew we sat down had some rice krispies. He said "lads, i think im in for a bit of a stretch" i said why what have you done lad he says, "i had a beef with a lad at work, i went in to the workshop one day after work for something and he was there fast asleep so i got a sledgehammer and hit him in the head half a dozen times" i was a bit taken aback and said, erm, "was he okay" he said, "no, his head was smashed in like a watermelon, his eye was hanging out" i said ok yes i think you might have to get used to life here young man. Would you like another cuppa? "Oh yes please," he said and we had a nice evening watching films and talking about Marvel movies. You never, never can tell boys and girls, some lads there involved in very very high profile murders and honestly some of the best chaps ive ever met. In terms of sneakiness, sliminess, untrustworthiness, the common thieves and muggers were the absolute worst.
Yeh, I'm pretty sure I would take someone who would rob me blind over someone who would bash my skull in because of a "beef", no matter how personable the "bash my skull in" chap might be.
@@Torquemadia not for everyday life you wouldnt, drug addicts and petty thieves are often impossible to exist with in constrained circumstances, a couple of weeks having some of the few things you're allowed to have stolen and having to either deal with the thief or looking like a complete bitch, you'll be upset. Its a relief being housed with murderers after that. As for the "beef" bit, use your manners and listen a lot but say little and nobody will have an issue, its a relief for most people just to meet someone who ist a bullshitter
Yes I have the same experience. I was working in a prison in Norway for 3 months as a "substitute" for military service when I was younger. I was assigned to the department of physical training, basically taking prisoners to the gym, also went shopping for prisoners for whatever they wanted as long as it was not illegal things. It was the part of the prison where the prisoners for one reason or another wanted to isolate from the other prisoners. Anyway one of the prisoners was a 60 something year old guy. He was a very gentle soft spoken guy. Not coming across as sneaky, aggressive or dishonest in any way. Every Friday he would fire up the waffle maker, the priest would come for a visit and we would have coffee together with the prisoners, have a nice chat and generally just have a social occasion. The old guy would make waffles and just behave like a perfect host trying to make everyone comfortable. I was warned against him though, that he would try to make you do something "illegal" or against the rules as that would make him get a hold over you that he could use later. And sure an behold one day he tried that on me, asking me if I could deliver his football gambling in the shop not far from the prison. We did these sorts of things for them, buying them things etc. But gambling was not allowed for prisoners so it could have potentially be a problem, not big but still. This guy was a proper psychopath but hid it so well I could not believe it. It thought me a lesson on this kind of thing. So what was this guy in for? Well he was a serial killer. He made a habit of travelling around the area where he lived breaking in to mainly very old people, stealing whatever he could of money and valuables, and at the same time killing the people, not using weapons of any kind, just beating them to death with his fist, often took some time so he was not only a psyko but a sadist as well.
@@jamesgornall5731 - yah I figure it’s a stressful situation in there for everyone so not being a problem is what most ppl are hoping for. Whereas petty assholes just make things complicated and stressful.
@@Torquemadia - depends on the beef. Don’t be a dick to ppl and then you don’t have to worry about getting your skull bashed in. Petty thieves and drug addicts are too unpredictable imo. I’ll take a controlled person over an unpredictable one any day.
Nurses. They run at the two extremes of the spectrum, one half too empathic and one half are too psychopathic, and it creates extreme and constant drama within the ward. Generally the two extremes seriously dislike each other and backstab each other a lot. The psychopathic nurses refuse patients pain relief, happily be rough with them, force them up and about when they’re in agony, will go into surgery and deal with code blue without any trauma nor need any debriefing, are emotionless in palliative care, and they’re the ones who survive long term in the profession without burnout, I don’t like them at all. We call them “iron maidens”, “battle axes” or “queen bees”. The patients don’t usually like them either. On the other hand; the empathetic nurses try to push for more pain relief, more comfort, more time to go gentle on patients, don’t cope well with surgery, need debriefing after traumatic resus, or post patient death, and will suffer burnout. But patients usually love them. I burned out of that industry after 9years. It’s a very interesting profession to examine if you want to see the difference between a psychopathic person and a highly empathetic person, because every nurse will be on the extreme end, one way or the other and if you watch them in action, it’s very clear to observe that difference. They’re very very different.
True! I’m not a nurse but work with mostly women. Drama and trauma all day every day.
I called out a psycho queen for trying to have my daughter forceable move her arm after some surgery, she was putting her in pain, I had her changed to another nurse and to work on my kid so yes there are two types met one of them
I'm a healthcare assistant and I work with nurses and I've seen this.. its really disheartening I wish nurse and hcas could wear bodycams I know its a gdpr breech but my god would a lot change if that was the case .
This explains my different experiences as a patient suffering hear attack like symptoms at the ER. The first time got a very empathetic crew. I had symptoms again a few days later, and the ER doctor told me my High blood pressure issues and dizziness were not an emergency and walked away. The nurse was just as cold, and I left feeling intimidated from ever going back. I had to go back again because the symptoms were too bad to ignore. I got a good crew and when I told them the the last doctor and crew made me feel I was bothering them, they let me know for the symptoms I was having it was definitely justified to go to the emergency room. Now I understand: psychopath doctors and nurses and they tend to work together. It was like the iron maiden had the psychopath ER doctor's back
28:11 The Psychopath Test 39:00 types of Psychopaths in today's Society 53:27 the bar episode with SAS special forces Andy McNab 58:34. Are psychopaths able to control their behaviour ? 1:11:57 how do you spot a psychopath?
The hero we needed. Thank you Sir 🙏
looks like youre missing a few
One of the most fascinating interviews that you have conducted. Brilliant!
A great episode! Enjoyed it thoroughly, actually had some nice takeaways and not just about psychopathy but strategies in life in general. Rly insightful and Dr Kevin is just so pleasant to listen to
Did you get a Chinese takeaway? 😂
Ruthlessness isn't working harder, it's sabotaging the competitor.
I would argue that it is pressing someone that shows weakness, instead of doing the polite thing and let them regain their composure. This is in legal arguments, politics, sports, etc.
No, that's being a backstabbing asshole. Ruthlessness is a much broader term, and could mean anything from backstabbing to triage in a hospital tent somewhere. Do you let people suffer in pain to save the people you can? Do you ignore the ones in pain and dying in pain, or do you not? Do you let people starve to allow for the food to last longer? Do you wipe out the families of innocent people in order to wipe out your enemy who are hiding in their houses? That's ruthlessness.
Oh no! My heart sank to my toes when I heard what is the average. I am a 5 or a 6, and see myself as somewhat cold (shut down) and selfish, and cynical. If most people are "worse" than me, how can there be hope for this world. Author, librarian, master's degree in Philosophy
I scored 5 and I'm not surprised. I'm a bit of a misanthrope and constantly completely horrified at other people's selfishness and carelessness, and overall disgusted with humanity. I can see up to 10 to be fine and beneficial. Like calm under pressure is GOOD. Everything higher than that being normal is scary AF to me but explains so much.... So I guess my long established assessment that at least half of humanity is made up of selfish irresponsible asshats is correct. Of course everybody thinks they're the good guys. Even psychopaths. I'm plenty selfish myself in small ways. We tend to think higher of ourselves than others unless there are massive self esteem issues at play. So our view is biased but still. DAMN. Does not help my trust issues at all, lol. It's not easy living as a sheep among wolves trying to stay empathic and kind when the world is not like that. Super cynical disillusioned idealist at this point.
You confused the meaning of average in this context. It's not the average score of all people, but only what percentage of you is psychotic.
@@cipix37That makes no sense. It’s the average for everyone.
Hey, at eight or nine, I had the exact same experience. Web developer. What do you make of this now, nine months later? One thing is for sure: I will have no more bloody liberals tell me I am heartless. I'm thoroughly disturbed by this video. People are so much worse than what we collectively imagine humanity to be. To me, scoring 18 seems psychopathic.
@@GaldringDude. Same score, same profession.
I got an 8. However, I am sure my answers would change on many of the questions, based on context.
yep and that comes from a 7 its not a real test its a classification system catching a high percentage, but not more complicated cases.
Another great interview, really enjoy hearing from experts about the human mind, it's so fascinating to continue learning. Well done Dr. Dutton and lads!
Scored a 20. I was in the Marines as a 5954, Tower climber building cell sites, electrician, and now I program PLC programs for chemical distribution systems.
what was ur reaction when you saw the score?
In the mid-90s when I was studying clinical psychology I was taught that there was such a thing as "good" psychopathy - ie surgeons, soldiers, CEOs etc. It was linked with Freudian reaction formation - ie sublimating certain potentially problematic desires into a positive (for self and others) direction. I didn't think it was controversial that there was such a thing as good psychopathy!
My psychopath scale is 6. Explains a lot. I'm not made for this world.
I got 3 - boy am I dull.
@@TheFiddle101😂no just a nice! Unfortunately I’ve now learned in my 50ties you have to be a lot less nice to people because other people don’t appreciate it and you’ve got to protect yourself from that. Makes life a lot easier to deal with 😂
Me too hahaha
@@yvonneflanagan2312 I do agree, some people see kindness as something to be exploited. Well, nice to know we're on the same page.
I only got 4… Work from home in finance, so no wonder I got such a low score. I need to get out more 😂😂
He’s a great speaker. Must give amazing lectures.
yep - he's a liar and a true psychopath. the trope with the psychopath bartender is well known. Trust Dr "K" for soon having QR codes for your diagnostic. The scanner will show: Personality Type: XQEMP23 Profile: "Inverted Narcissist" -))
One of the best interviews in years. So much better when the speaker gives good examples and real life stories to emphasise his points.
This guy is making it very easy for psychopaths and narcissists to accuse and manipulate others of being just that.
I'm a lawyer and scored an 8. I don't like litigation bc it's so adversarial and that makes practical problem solving difficult. I just don't have it in me to waste time and money on motions and court actions designed to delay or frustrate the opposing side. I'd rather just be adults and negotiate reasonable outcomes. Interesting.
@@welshrecon I don't litigate so don't worry.
2 Accountant - I can't believe the average is as high as it is.
For anyone who wants to do the psychopath test, it starts at 28:15 Edit: 13. And I'm a lawyer. I would note that there were a few questions where I think I would rate higher depending on the situation. Animals in pain for instance. Depends on the animal. (edit: a couple of people have pointed to this one specifically and seem to take umbrage with my position, so I'll try to elaborate. I do not take any pleasure in seeing animals in pain, however, I grew up in a rural area, and witnessed how brutal nature is on a daily basis. It is an unfortunate reality that a person can become indifferent to animals suffering. That is where I am at.) Would I step on other people? Generally no, but it depends on the objective. If I'm trying to win at a game, that's kind of the point. Cancelling an appointment? Depends on how much better it is/whether I can rely on that opportunity to arise again. I would also add that you should tell the person you are cancelling on exactly why you did it, and in advance. Don't blame me if things go wrong. Depends on my level of involvement and if I am doing my job. I will take the blame if it is clearly my fault, but I'm not taking flak for someone else's screw up.
Well said, I took the test
I'm extremely skeptical that lawyer got 13.
This part was of particular interest to me: "Don't blame me if things go wrong. Depends on my level of involvement and if I am doing my job. I will take the blame if it is clearly my fault, but I'm not taking flak for someone else's screw up." I am not saying you are wrong in your approach to this- I just was marveling at how different my reply was and my reasoning. In my mind, if something goes wrong, I am perfectly willing to reexamine myself and my position, hoping to find what errors I may have made and to correct them. I default to a position of "if something went wrong, there is a good chance my incompetency had something to do with it". My overall score was a 3.5. Once upon a time I would have thought that a good thing, but it is just a thing, and there are good and bad sides to it. I have been taken advantage of in horrible ways- and I can certainly see the correlation to my score and how I am an easy target. No doubt, you are much sharper in many ways and less likely to be so naïve and gullible as I have been, so I envy you there! Thank you for sharing your score and your personal insight!
that's right, I don't think that questionnaire-scale is any reliable. the questions are very narrow and ambiguous. but I do think that some Psychopaths can be good People. regards and happy new year.
@@deeh5126 so was your score 3 or 5? yes, this is because a mentally healthy Person-a Person, Who has not been traumatised in the childhood, SomeOne with a healthy self-esteem-does not take the blame for what somebody else has done. I have a similar problem to You, I also have been taken advantage of by others, and it's very easy to blame Me for things. I suspect You are the same, that You also-like Me-when somebody blames You for something, You feel like that something is your fault even when it absolutely isn't. and yes-People like Us are very easy targets. being like this IS HELL. Life is very difficult when You are like this. regard and happy new year.
I scored a 21, I am a COO for a public company. My score jumped when it came to the questions on decision making and taking risk. I do not believe in cheating and have empathy for injured animals.
Enjoyed this immensely. Dr Kevin Dutton's interview has become my joint all time Triggernometry favourite along with the Kellie-Jay one. Brilliant, thanks 😊
Probably my favourite interview so far. What am amazing guest. I've referenced some of Kev's work in the past for stuff I've written, but never seen an interview with him. Really cool fellas.
You are so right, I have tried to say these things for so long and you hit it on the nail for me...well done Kev! Plus, there is no such thing as Narcissist there are only people suffering the illness of Narcissism...so there are so many levels and degrees, so well done! Having been abused by one, there was no help for them nor answers, so it is great hope for these people...
I just retired from being a surg tech and this is all true. I worked for a cardiology/heart consultant practice and one of the docs I worked with created the "roto-rooter" technique (Dr. Bishop). We, as techs, had to be emotionally disconnected from the surgeries we were participating in. While the surgeon could be totally focused on a single object in the field, we'd be seeing the whole field, which could be quite horrifying. One side effect I noted was that gory movies stopped bothering me after a few years in the OR.
It could be horrifying first few times around for non-initiated population , getting used to it happens pretty fast, though. Talking about elective surgeries, not urgent/vital indication stuff which can get pretty nasty at times.
I scored a 13 and I am a Small Business manager of about 25 employees. What kept me from being higher on this scale is definitely empathy. I hate to see an animal in pain and do not believe if you get away with something that it's ok. (So cheating on your partner and scamming people)
Exactly the same score and reasons as me! I work in operating theatres though as an anaesthetic assistant.
I got 31 and I work as a healthcare assistant on a dementia ward for elderly patients.
Wow. I was thinking to myself what advantages of low psychopathy would be. The most obvious answer would be a skill that requires empathy to motivate the work. That's like exactly your job, is to be caring of the elderly. It doesn't give much power at all and it requires some level of genuine care for them to know what to say to them and do with them I would guess. Can you elaborate more on what you do with the elderly? I suppose some of the work is to hang out with them, when you do that do you have some understanding of what to talk about? Or do you think it's fun to play with them as they have no idea what is going on because of their dementia? Another related question I have is this: Do you think it is even worth wasting a bunch of resources on keeping them alive?
Fascinating. Why do you do the thing you do, what pleasure do you derive from it, if any at all?
Gawd help em!
@@03david08 It gives tons of power. You have the power to end one of them with a light tap if you wanted to. Just a poosh and down they go ooohh nooo nana fell shes got dementia and she can't remember who pushed her ..
@@artdeco5064 lmao - i feel like this guy is maybe trolling hahaha
Swiftly becoming the best talk show
What a fascinating guest Dr Kev was. Thoroughly enjoyed this
Just starting to watch. I didn’t think you guys could get better then you start covering this topic! Well done and thank you!
I got a 7, which is not surprising as a highly agreeable and extremely introverted person.
Dr. Kev is fascinating, he’s done intriguing studies and research. Please have him back! ❤
I had a friend studying psychology back in early 2000s. As part of his study he asked me to take the LSRPS (Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale). As I was making my answers I was convinced I was doing great as I knew all the answers without having to think. I scored 4/5 on the primary test and 4.5/5 on the secondary test. My primary score was higher than 91.11% of people taking the test and my secondary score was higher than 98.48% of people taking the test. For anyone that doesn't know how the tests scoring works, the higher the score out 5 the worse it is. Basically I discovered I was a psychopath by helping a mate with university course work The good thing about it was suddenly everything made sense. With regards to the test on this I scored 27\33 I'm a computer programmer
where can One find that test? regards and happy new year.
@@wolfrahmphosphoros5808 sorry, tried to put a link to one but youtube is continually deleting my reply. Google it
@@matrix26uk yah, sometimes this happens. thank You anyway.
It is because you believe in the matrix ;-)
Another coder here. I scored nine. Are you sure you are not autistic?
Absolutely brilliant chat guys, thoroughly enjoyed that!
After almost 20 years of being a nurse (I scored 16 on the test so Im just average), I've always said surgeons have the worst bedside manner. I assumed it was because their pts are always unconscious so they don't interact with them. Had no idea it's because they are likely all psychopaths on some level lol. Makes a lot of sense though.
you kind of have to be in order to cut into human flesh day in and day out and it not bother y ou hahah
yeah I have known this for years lol, nurses are the ones you trust, doctors have no empathy (chronic health problems, lots of time in hospital and medical settings) It was doctors that misdiagnosed me for decades, and nurses who worked out what was actually wrong...and never ever ever ever EVER let a doctor give you a blood test, the ego engages when they cant find your spider viens and they butcher your arm getting more and more annoyed, I had one de-tissue my arm during one hospital stay.
Don't be fooled. Kevin Dutton presents a very unscientific view on the topic. He convinced you, using only anecdotes. Science shows anecdotes don't prove anything, yet he uses anecdotes to "prove" (fool). He said his dad regularly showed psychopathy traits, so his motive became to show his father as a "good psychopath". Psychopaths have power over others, & power corrupts. Their lack of empathy means they can choose to abuse/harm (at will). His view that psychopathy is not all bad -- is invalid. Psychopathy IS all bad, & is purely self-serving at the expense of others. He uses pop-psychology, not scientific methods.
Surgeons do see their patients, though. Both before and after surgeries (elective type, of course). Not saying they drink afternoon tea with them but rounds and doctor-patient conversations do occur on a daily basis.
Thank you for this great interview. Triggernometry is the best!
I scored 9. I am an Art Therapist. Happy I scored low. I am a female with high functioning Aspergers. I have had people ask me over the years if I was.. nope, my empathy is in tact.. my social etiquette not so much 😅❤
Scored 25. I work Security at a metro Detroit hospital where we're constantly fighting with violent people. Not surprising to me.
Brilliant and very entertaining interview. One of the best I've seen in a long time, perhaps ever. Fascinating. Good work, well done and thanks for this.
Another Brilliant interview!! Thank you guys! Love Triggernometry !
This was really enjoyable. I love all the analogies Dr Kevin uses, he explains everything so well.
Every now and then i come across a video that reminds me why i used to love youtube so much. This is one of them.
I wonder whether it might explain impostor syndrome in people who do certain jobs but do not have the psychopathic traits that would make them even better.
This was going to be my question-if you score low on the psychopath test, as I did, does that prevent you from ever being great at anything?
@@tylerblack676 Might just prevent you from calling yourself great lol
"I wonder whether it might explain impostor syndrome in people who do certain jobs but do not have the psychopathic traits that would make them even better." No. Most workplaces don't even have a psychopath working there. Also there's no evidence that psychopaths are better at their jobs, don't believe everything you hear.
@@mmestari Did you miss the "certain jobs" bit. There is plenty of evidence that psychopaths are better at jobs that require decisions that anyone with empathy would have trouble making.
@@nerdyali4154 " Did you miss the "certain jobs" bit." Sure certain jobs, such as concentration camp commendant, hitman, conman, torturer, inquisitor... "There is plenty of evidence that psychopaths are better at jobs" Is there really? Such as? Or are you just claiming that based on the opinion of the guy on the video? The thing is that even though a psychopath could make the necessarily tough decision, they more likely just the make the self-serving or easy way out for them decision instead. A schizoid would be far superior decision maker in the same situations.
Really enjoying this. I’ve read a few of his books but it’s great to hear him speak. What a likeable guy, someone I would really enjoy having a drink with
Great idea Mark!! What an interesting conversation it would be with your combined knowledge and experience. I'd love to be a fly-on-the-wall 😊
I'd love to see them get you on the show Mark, it would be so insightful
@@TomMorterLaing Thanks very much. Would be a great discussion with those two. I bet they would ask some really interesting questions
@@livingareallifeabroad7588 Thanks yes it would be great fun
I scored an 8. I have a highly narcissistic mom who didn't even know I graduated college and was planning to go to law school. She has always had almost zero interest in my life. She told me: "You wouldn't have made a good lawyer" That stuck in my craw for years but maybe narcs and psychopaths know these things
Awesome guys! Dr Dutton had some great examples and stories and I just ❤️ the way you let him talk and formulated such great questions allowing him to explore further. Watched in one sitting and was absolutely fascinated. Did the survey too and thought I scored quite low too Konstantin 🤣.
I loved every minute of that, too! Thank you for that brilliant conversation! Scored 7 - I’m an IT process consultant.
I scored 8. Thinking of the questions, how people can answer 2 or 3 and think they are fine?
Same here. Scored 7 - university lecturer of philology
@@newadam573 Did you answer 3 for any of the questions where you have no problem to ignore people and whatever you promised to do?
I scored a 7 . I make decisions quickly = 3. I am very good in a crisis = 3, and then a 1 for the question that came before those 2 questions, which I forget, and 0 for the others - they described very mean attitudes. I'm a visual artist, art historian and writer. Fascinating talk. Thank you.
I found this fascinating. I scored 24. Having said that, I’m now a stay at home mom, and am not high in ambition. I don’t necessarily seek positions of power, and am quite laid back in general. My family and the few friends I have always list the high-powered jobs I would be good at if only I had more ambition. Even teachers always talked on all my potential, my intelligence and how I just wasted it. I always found it funny, because I learned early on you can get by with less and avoid stress and annoying people if you curb any ambition for more.
Hmm I relate to this to a degree. My score was 18
You are describing me! And I don't even think my lack of ambition is something I deliberately curb. At least not now in adulthood. Seven year olds aren't that keen to be your friend when you get singled out all the time for being "best in class". So I came to the conclusion very young that just below the top is better and have basically coasted my whole - very enjoyable - life :) Just writing that I can see that like you I will probably score quite high on the psychopathy scale too. I notice also that despite Prof Dutton's intent to destigmatise good psychopaths, a large proportion of the comments reveal the same negative view of them as he wants to challenge.
Lol youre going to raise monsters!!!!
You have managed to get yourself into a much envied position though most women would deny that. I never found having a boss instead of staying at home liberating. I scored 3 and was married to a psychopath/narcissist and it was I who went out to work while he stayed at home. Unusual in those days. I am 76. I even took my daughter to the childminder each morning and he did nothing. I left him after three years. I never married again. I am self protective therefore a lonely life.
My monster was allergic to work as well. He had no ambition either, he was highly intelligent but didn't put it to use in career/work wise. He didn't have to, his mom was is enabler. He would tell her is was thinking about getting a job and needed a new wardrobe but of course she would buy him new clothes but he wouldn't even end up looking for a job. Or when he was a teen he had the same shoe in every color and at age 16 a new car right off the show room floor. Always got out of trouble and never had consequences to his actions. But hell if you think about it his full time job was manipulating others and use them as his paycheck . And if psycho narcissist do anything nice their not just being nice, they have a ulterior motive.
His eyebrows are evil geniuses! They ran away with his gray hairs
Not sure if that mohican suits KK, either.
I can't decide if it's a toupee... at least on the top...
@@LilleybugglaneDefinitely a syrup.
My score was 3 and I am retired. I used to work as a Community Corrections Officer working with offenders.
I 100% agree on the 3 surgical specialties with most psychopathic traits, I work in this field and cant wait for the next study on this subject, Great interview
I scored 14, I’m a Learning & Development Consultant
You rank 'Low' on the Psychopath Spectrum. You are warm and empathic with a heightened awareness of social responsibility and a strong sense of conscience. You like to carefully weigh up the pros and cons of a situation before you act and are generally averse to taking risks. You avoid hurting others and are easily hurt yourself. You are very much a ‘people person’ and dislike conflict. ‘Do unto others . . . ’ are your watchwords. Close enough but i can be a total bastard when need be
I got the same. I'm an architect. Going to work on being more of a psycho now 🙂
@@Smitch2909 Aye but reign it in tho..those curvy corrigated steel roofs are shite
I got a 'high' - but I'm not surprised. My (ex) wife persuaded me to do a test some years ago, on which I scored 25/30. I'm pretty confident I am less of a psychopath now than I was 20 years ago though - having children seems to have made a difference. I have worked in a few professions, and very successful in a sequence of businesses, allowing me to retire at the age of 40. When the zombie apocalypse finally arrives - the crew that follows me will be the one that survives. Most people can't make the difficult decisions. I do have some boundaries. I still see most lawyers as far more ruthless than I have ever been.
Is this your opinion or have you copied and pasted it? As I scored 10 and I am the complete opposite of what you've described?
@@philthepower1359 If you do the test online it gives you a little description at the end. The description astralchimp references is the description they give for the least psycho.
It’s interesting seeing the brain scans of psychopaths. When a disturbing image is shown, the region governing emotion is dead, but the thinking portion is lit up. They’re literally thinking about how they should react. Creepy
That's fascinating, didn't know that
Where can you see these reactions? Pls link 😉
check out the study on the brain scans of pedophiles its fascininating
@@DekkarJr will never be allowed because it is currently being destigmatized. It will then be normalized and then celebrated.
@@killyourtvnotme * shrug * - we could cure them possibly by removing a part of their left anterior ilia gyra - it's quite enlarged and it's The Mothering Center, its all wired up to their sexual reward pathways so they get forced more or less to see small cute things as attractive. :3 :(
I scored a 2. No wonder I don't like most people, most of them are evil.
I think the psychopath test is measuring multiple traits, empathy, stress tolerance, emotional regulation and probably more besides
CEO’s tend to dinner with CEO’s, media people tend to dinner with media people, etc. would be interesting to note how conversations go when they are amongst groups of psychopaths. Actually, woke media output may be giving us an inkling
Like they mentioned in the episode, because of the percentage of people that qualify as psychopathic it’s probably rare you would find two together, let alone a whole group working closely in the same workplace.
@@Thepoweoftheriffcompelsme what about sociooopaths thoooo and borderlines ( im borderline) we want credit for our craziness too!@
Scored 26, now ex-military. Wasn't surprised that it fits the pathology.
I thought a part of his point is that it isn't a "pathology"? More you have traits that are beneficial for specific situations that the general populace generally cannot handle.
Do you feel like your mix of attributes made you better in your previous job in the military?
Thanks for pointing out that psychopathy, under certain circumstances and conditions is indeed not harmful to society but many times it is! This guy had me after two minutes 👍
That idea that psychopathy may not be harmful to society -- is a falsehood. Dutton admitted his father regularly showed many psychopathy traits -- and he idolizes his father. This fact colors his perception of psychopathy. He's most likely spent his life trying to justify (falsely "soften") the image of psychopaths as "good" -- when in-fact they are dangerous. Psychology is not a strong science, & is filled with guessing, as Kevin does here (pop psychology). Psychopaths have powers over others, & power corrupts. Psychopaths get better over time (even if jailed) and become worse for society. Their children also tend to be psychopaths (through gene transfer & through indoctrination/observing/learning from their psychopath parent). Overall, psychopathy damages society, and reduces the number of empathetic people/amount of total empathy. Empathy is the one thing that keeps societies good & beneficial. Psychopaths lack empathy. This clearly demonstrate why psychopathy (lack of empathy) weakens/destroys society. Lastly, psychopathy is a mental disorder -- such people abuse others (taking advantage & conning are forms of abuse -- they use power, they manipulate others). His father selling 300 calendars that were missing 1 month is a perfect example of abusing others. (Abuse and harm are the same thing, where harm is a more serious type of abuse) Yet Kevin Dutton could not see his father's conning/abusing others as bad (he overlooks it because his father's illness helped him to dishonestly "earn" money for his family). He describes thievery & conning others to be acceptable -- which a true researcher/scientist would not miss (fail to see). His motive in life (he hinted at this, suggesting it's why he studied this field) is to justify his father as being "not bad", when in-fact his father WAS bad (for society). He probably wasn't a violent psychopath (we can't know) -- but that's a false perception. A psychopath can be violent if they need to be -- his analogy of his friend Andy in the pub showed he would use violence at-will, for his own benefit. All psychopaths keep violence as a tool. Many don't show it openly since it's so obviously anti-social (and many have/share narcissistic traits). Psychopaths hide their ability to use violence, but they all possess the ability to be violent. Society needs to learn to not be fooled by negative manipulators. Kevin Dutton seems to have inherited these traits.
I learnt an extraordinary amount from this video Your beautifully expressed insights were spookily relevant to situations causing much distress to me. Indeed I shall watch it again and take notes! You have a brilliant mind able to “turn base metal into gold”. I am indebted to you. Much love.
Go to Westminster and you'll see plenty.
Wall Street grooms people for this
Can't believe nobody has mentioned dentists, never met a single one that hasn't given me the creeps.
In Britain most are privately educated, and private schools create people with low empathy and high self absorption.
Guess I found the anti-dentite. 😆
Kevin is a lovely and very interesting fella and his stories about his dad were very entertaining. Thank you all for this interview!
I loved his diary story ... They couldn't even write 'April Fool' 😂
I'm blessed/cursed with the ability to see things from both sides, so I'm most comfortable when there's a "neither" option (like if there was a 1.5 choice here). So I kept thinking, well, under certain circumstances..... I'm a former math teacher, former office worker, and retired software engineer.
My score was 11. I'm a health and social care lecturer, and used to manage care services. A very interesting show reaffirming the social need for psychopaths with noble intentions etc.... diversity of neurology!
You might not be a psychopath but you are probably narcissistic.
@@bluemm2852 Really? How so? 🤔
Dumb people fall under the spell of psychopaths. I carve them out of my life instantly and they’re usually cunning enough to recognise I don’t like them and it inevitably turns into an attempted bullying type situation
@@ViralCog they go through it in the video, if you go to their channel there I'd also a shirt video just with the test and results 😙
@@CursedWheelieBin Yeah, they despise people who can see through them. Be careful because they'll usually try to poison people against you.
My daughter fits the description of BPD perfectly. I was not invited to her wedding because she accused me of being transphobic. I should add that she has been diagnosed with BPD.
What do you think about the individual who married her?
@@apebass2215 He is a really nice man. I only met him a couple of times.
@@vickijohnson4668 so nice he'd marry a BPD woman who doesn't know what men and women are. I bet he's exceptionally weak.
It's quite common for trans people to have BPD.
i have BPD - i should note that being politically retarded isn't a symptom of our illness - although id wager it is one of the worst cards you could have drawn from the genetic pool. We are masters of self destruction. Lamictal, a mood stabilizer really helped me btw if you can her on that it'd be help :P
I scored 17 which is about what I expected, I've been in enough dangerous situations, survived a few life and death situations, and done dangerous jobs, but I value all life and have strong empathy.
Other psychological conditions do not do the harm and devastation that psychopaths do. This is why they may be stigmatized, because we have to recognize them, avoid them, stay far away, and ultimately not allow them in high positions.
I certainly agree with surgeons especially cardiac thoracic surgeons. Orthopedists are not bad , neurosurgeons yes. I managed an OR.
Medical student here. Every other student I have spoken to at uni who actively steered at being a neurosurgeon where nutters. All of them.
My score was 3. I should’ve added in my first post that I have met a couple of psychopaths during my years in that job and they certainly were believable. It was a learning experience for me.
It’s done live during the show :)
Same. 3
I got a 5, hey can you tell me, do you sometimes or often feel a bit alienated from many others due to their callousness or lack of caring about others? I do sometimes. I wonder if it is linked to a low score.
28:00 The test starts around there
I scored 5. Sometimes I do feel alienated by others. I am an introvert and am not great at socializing. I think it comes with scoring low. It's just the personality type. The higher on the scale you are, the more social, the less afraid you are. Maybe?
9- it makes sense as I’m normally a target for such people. Great interview!
I loved this podcast, probably my favourite so far. A really engaging guest. I scored 10 but I know several people who would score much higher - many of them I have come across in the workplace.
Absolutely fascinating guest.. brilliant interview and insight 🤯👏👏👏👏👏
My dad was a priest and I've known quite a few, and I'm easily convinced of the psychopathy levels among the clergy. All excellent people, definitely including my father, and I'm in no doubt that all the ones I know devoutly believe in the faith, but there's a definite whiff of the psychopath there.
Devout belief in the "faith" is an indication of their irrationality. Morality is predicated upon objectivity (justice) not convenient bias (mercy). Certainly the guaranteed third-party forgiveness of made-up monotheistic gods is about convenience. In the case of the judeo-christian one it should be obvious that ANYBODY whose mother conceals her likely infidelity or possible rape with a story about getting knocked up by an angel is at elevated risk for proxying an induced messianic delusion (factitious / Munchausen illness). What's interesting about the willingness to mistake a grave robbery for a resurrection is that the only reason the ashkeNAZIm and sephardim did not seems to have been that they were clued-in that his real daddy was among them, because certainly they were not the moral giants they imagined themselves to be putting themselves forth in gaslighting bibletexts as their made up god's so-called "chosen people". These were the people who'd introduced the world to assignation of one's own culpability for sacrifice to that made-up god to another living being, so their inability to comprehend morality as evidenced by depraved stories like that of biblical Jacob soliciting Esau's forgiveness in remorseless self-interest (passed off as allegorical MORALITY TALES), and should make it further obvious that the faith of Abraham is a religion of agnostic entitlement to exploit the goyim by way of derivative religions. The problem is persistence unconstrained by political or geographic boundary by inculcation into minds insufficiently-developed to meaningfully consent or refuse. Also reasonable to infer AdolfH's weird "eugenics" obsession was a mimetic attempt to steal the act of an original mastarace who'd then predictably cruelly excluded him in childhood for being only half-Khazar. Faith is reasonable expectation based upon current knowledge and prior experience, not a certainty from no evidence. Religion is a mask of piety for those with no integrity of their own. All prophets are false, duh.
LOADS of psychopaths in the ranks of the CLERGY. Particularly those how cover up abuse.
Wonder what scores are present in communities,, who do honour killings - they don't seem to attract any guilt in the families committing them, and you don't seem to hear anything about their religious leaders having issues with them either. So Is there such a thing as a psychopathic community or religious group?
@@yourtransformationgenie I used to be so hurt by the fact that my dad never took me hunting with him but always took my little brother. Thinking back on that at some point in early adulthood I remember being glad to have not been hardened by the barbarism of it. Considering the topic of hunting again in different context within the last year or so it dawned on me that hunting only for sport is psychopathic as a motherfucker.
Scored 21 - Run a joinery firm. Not a psycho, but more suited to leadership than the average person. Quick decion making in hard times.
GREAT STUFF, GREAT INTERVIEW PARTNER!
I scored 18. I am a researcher in chemistry. But the interesting thing is, I only had 0's and 3's. Yet in the end, I was in the "average" category. Wonder the distribution of individual scores to each question provides valuable data. Great episode btw.
Sounds to me like you have strong objective opinions, what we need in your field. Maybe your objective mind is stronger than the subjective, again, what we need in your line of work.
Very interesting. I am a physicist..... I scored 14 but more even than you. I wonder if, because I knew the reason for the test, if I lied to myself...... Self deception is a problem. Although I can eat anything that crawls on Earth (Raw whales, raw moose, snakes, frogs, fish still moving in my plates, etc...) , but I do not like to see animal suffering especially mammals. I put a big 0 on that without hesitation. On the other hand, I do not mind watching a rapist getting flogged in Malaysia..... I can watch a person being beheaded in one stroke or even a person being stoned to death but I cannot stand to see a broken limb or an ISIS style cutting the throat off.... So go figure. The human brain is really weird and complex. PS I fish, so I do not think that fish feel pain as we do. I did eat fish moving in my plate in Tokyo.... but all and all, I'd rather eat them fully dead.
@@offgrid1356 yes objectivity might be a factor. Or it is quite a black & white way of thinking, bc this makes life so much easier. If you set some of your opinions as strict principles, it is a matter of pass or no-pass and you don't need to spend time on deciding what to do for each specific situation. This is probably good for professional life but not sure about social life.
@@jceepf I think with certain animals because we cannot recognize their "body language" we cannot empathize. This is also probably why we are more sympathetic towards mammals. But for example in a cartoon, if the fish is animated in a way that it is feeling pain and showing in a human way, that would cause a tear or two :) I guess my scores were very uneven bc I find it easier to draw lines which in turn leads to quick decision making and less fuss.
what do you research now? hahahaha
Nice! Love an episode which is just a straight up expert talking about their expert topic rather than some social commentator talking broadly about many topics none of which they are actually an expert in.
2. A stay-at-home mom that homeschooled my kids, had a pet sitting business and taught kids in a homeschool group. My mom always said that I had a really, really strong conscience and I'm very empathic.