Are You Dealing with a Sociopath or a Narcissist? https://t.co/vxy6oEo3dj #psychology #mhsm #mhsm #mentalhealth pic.twitter.com/9NByzYhx3b — PsychCentral (@PsychCentral) November 13, 2016 Narcissism exists on a continuum, but someone with NPD is grandiose (sometimes only in fantasy), lacks empathy, and needs admiration from others, demonstrated by five of the following traits:Continue Reading
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1512/S00127/the-great-new-zealand-walk-for-hope.htm A case study The Sydney murder of Morgan Huxley by 22-year-old Daniel Jack Kelsall, who arguably shows all the hallmarks of a psychopath, highlights the differences between psychopaths and sociopaths. In 2013, Kelsall followed Huxley home where he indecently assaulted the 31-year-old before stabbing him 28 times. Kelsall showedContinue Reading
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/childhood-neglect/2015/09/the-six-hallmarks-of-a-sociopath/ Six Signs of a Sociopath Behaves in harsh and/or hurtful ways, and then expects you to have no reaction; to act like it never happened. Manipulates others, either from the sidelines or directly. Treats you very differently at different times or different days, for no apparent reason. Lies easilyContinue Reading
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-integrationist/201408/dealing-everyday-sadists-and-other-dark-personalities Most of us will encounter an “everyday sadist” – someone who actively seeks to cause us emotional pain. Given the potential for overlap among sadism, narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, for the purposes of the below we will refer to anyone who purposefully causes emotional harm as an everyday sadist,Continue Reading
