Do you know a psychopath?

Do you know a psychopath? Do you think your boss has psychopathic traits? Are you related to someone who you've always wondered about...? 
Here's a quick quiz to find out!
 It is an inherited disorder, and you might know someone who meets the criteria. Most psychopaths are not killers, or ever convicted of any crime, though they will be difficult people to be around.
Robert D Hare MD, put together a checklist of traits to help psychologists diagnose psychopaths. He warns against laymen using this list to diagnose themselves or those they know, as psychopaths. Psychopathy is a syndrome - it is a cluster of several traits, and most non-psychopaths will have at least some. However, just in case you are interested (and just for fun) I have listed the main symptoms below:
A person is scored 0 if the trait is not present, 1 if the trait is sometimes or partially present, and 2 if the trait is definitely present. A score of more than 30 would indicate someone is likely to be a psychopath.
• glib and superficial charm
• grandiose (exaggeratedly high) estimation of self / egocentric
• constant need for stimulation/easily bored
• pathological lying/ deceitful
• cunning and manipulativeness
• lack of remorse or guilt
• shallow emotions (superficial emotional responsiveness)
• callousness and lack of empathy
• parasitic lifestyle
• poor behavioural controls
• sexual promiscuity
• early behaviour problems (in trouble from a young age)
• lack of realistic long-term goals (they think they’ll do something great, even though they might not be qualified)
• impulsivity / need for excitement
• irresponsibility
• failure to accept responsibility for own actions (always someone elses fault)
• many short-term marital relationships
• juvenile delinquency
• revocation of conditional release (don’t seem to learn from mistakes)
• criminal versatility (are not just thieves, or violent, or liars...)

In my latest book, I wanted to explore the notion that perhaps, sometimes, the traits of psychopathy might be a strength rather than a weakness. Could a psychopath achieve something that a non-psychopath would find too difficult?
CLARA - A Good Psychopath?
By Anne E. Thompson
ISBN 978-0-9954632-5-7
Published by The Cobweb Press
Available from book shops and an Amazon near you.
Why not buy a copy today? UK Amazon link below:

CLARA: A Good Psychopath?
Imagine for a moment that you can see through time. 

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