Is he or Isn't he a SOCIOPATH? Decide for yourself.

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html

Profile of the Sociopath
This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.


Glibness and Superficial Charm

Manipulative and Conning
They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly hostile and domineering, seeing their victim as merely an instrument to be used. They may dominate and humiliate their victims.

Grandiose Sense of Self
Feels entitled to certain things as "their right."

Pathological Lying
Has no problem lying coolly and easily and it is almost impossible for them to be truthful on a consistent basis. Can create, and get caught up in, a complex belief about their own powers and abilities. Extremely convincing and even able to pass lie detector tests.

Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt
A deep seated rage, which is split off and repressed, is at their core. Does not see others around them as people, but only as targets and opportunities. Instead of friends, they have victims and accomplices who end up as victims. The end always justifies the means and they let nothing stand in their way.

Shallow Emotions
When they show what seems to be warmth, joy, love and compassion it is more feigned than experienced and serves an ulterior motive. Outraged by insignificant matters, yet remaining unmoved and cold by what would upset a normal person. Since they are not genuine, neither are their promises.

Incapacity for Love

Need for Stimulation
Living on the edge. Verbal outbursts and physical punishments are normal. Promiscuity and gambling are common.

Callousness/Lack of Empathy
Unable to empathize with the pain of their victims, having only contempt for others' feelings of distress and readily taking advantage of them.

Poor Behavioral Controls/Impulsive Nature
Rage and abuse, alternating with small expressions of love and approval produce an addictive cycle for abuser and abused, as well as creating hopelessness in the victim. Believe they are all-powerful, all-knowing, entitled to every wish, no sense of personal boundaries, no concern for their impact on others.

Early Behavior Problems/Juvenile Delinquency
Usually has a history of behavioral and academic difficulties, yet "gets by" by conning others. Problems in making and keeping friends; aberrant behaviors such as cruelty to people or animals, stealing, etc.

Irresponsibility/Unreliability
Not concerned about wrecking others' lives and dreams. Oblivious or indifferent to the devastation they cause. Does not accept blame themselves, but blames others, even for acts they obviously committed.

Promiscuous Sexual Behavior/Infidelity
Promiscuity, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual acting out of all sorts.

Lack of Realistic Life Plan/Parasitic Lifestyle
Tends to move around a lot or makes all encompassing promises for the future, poor work ethic but exploits others effectively.

Criminal or Entrepreneurial Versatility
Changes their image as needed to avoid prosecution. Changes life story readily.
Other Related Qualities:

Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them
Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them
Authoritarian
Secretive
Paranoid
Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired
Conventional appearance
Goal of enslavement of their victim(s)
Exercises despotic control over every aspect of the victim's life
Has an emotional need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their victim's affirmation (respect, gratitude and love)
Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim
Incapable of real human attachment to another
Unable to feel remorse or guilt
Extreme narcissism and grandiose
May state readily that their goal is to rule the world

(The above traits are based on the psychopathy checklists of H. Cleckley and R. Hare.)


NOTE: In the 1830's this disorder was called "moral insanity." By 1900 it was changed to "psychopathic personality." More recently it has been termed "antisocial personality disorder" in the DSM-III and DSM-IV. Some critics have complained that, in the attempt to rely only on 'objective' criteria, the DSM has broadened the concept to include too many individuals. The APD category includes people who commit illegal, immoral or self-serving acts for a variety of reasons and are not necessarily psychopaths.


DSM-IV Definition

Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a lack of regard for the moral or legal standards in the local culture.

*********** Psychology Today has an article about Narcissistic Personality Disorder and both share many traits.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder

Narcissistic personality disorder is indicated by five or more of the following symptoms:

Exaggerates own importance

Is preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence or ideal romance

Believes he or she is special and can only be understood by other special people or institutions

Requires constant attention and admiration from others

Has unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment

Takes advantage of others to reach his or her own goals

Disregards the feelings of others, lacks empathy

Is often envious of others or believes other people are envious of him or her

Shows arrogant behaviors and attitudes
50 to 75 percent of the people diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder are male. Additionally, it is common for many adolescents to display the characteristics listed above; this does not indicate that they will later develop narcissistic personality disorder.

Causes
Causes of narcissistic personality disorder are not yet well-understood. Genetic and biological factors as well as environment and early life experiences are all thought to play a role in the development of this condition.

Treatments
Treatment for narcissistic personality disorder can be challenging because people with this condition present with a great deal of grandiosity and defensiveness, which makes it difficult for them to acknowledge problems and vulnerabilities. Individual and group psychotherapy may be useful in helping people with narcissistic personality disorder relate to others in a healthier and more compassionate way. Mentalization-based therapy, transference-focused psychotherapy, and schema-focused psychotherapy have all been suggested as effective ways of treating narcissistic personality disorder.

[RKP5637]

1. Yep, exactly!!! n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I think we figured that out before the election.

[CatMor]

3. He definitely is one.

[elleng]

4. yes

[Amaryllis]

5. He's been diagnosed as a malignant narcissist by a whole group of mental health

professionals. The traits are very similar. Dont know that the exact diagnosis is so important but him having a personality disorder sure is.

[BigmanPigman]

7. I have that article too and just added it to the post.

Both are extremely similar. He is definitely one or the other or both (I vote for "both&quot .

[Amaryllis]

8. Here's a question for the mental health experts: How many personality disorders can one

person have?

[BigmanPigman]

9. Don't give the moron any ideas,

he may say he has multiple personalities as the "Sybil Defense" when he finally is called into court.

[Amaryllis]

10. Do multiple personality disorders qualify for the Sybil defense?

[Shrike47]

12. No. Personality disorders are not mental illnesses.

[Guilded Lilly]

6. MORAL insanity works well, too.

[Phoenix61]

11. No he isn't

Antisocial personality disorder isn't known for needing constant affirmation. Twitler's constant need for praise and his complete inability to deal with critisism are classic symptoms of Narsisistic Personality Disorder.

[choie]

13. Fits every characteristic

except charm..

[onecaliberal]

14. Yes. He definitely is a sociopath.

[world wide wally]

15. First time he has scored 100% on anything

[Flaksie845]

16. No, I think that's misusing the term.

DSM-5 Criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

Grandiosity with expectations of superior treatment from other people
Fixated on fantasies of power, success, intelligence, attractiveness, etc.
Self-perception of being unique, superior, and associated with high-status people and institutions
Needing continual admiration from others
Sense of entitlement to special treatment and to obedience from others
Exploitative of others to achieve personal gain
Unwilling to empathize with the feelings, wishes, and needs of other people
Intensely envious of others, and the belief that others are equally envious of them
Pompous and arrogant demeanor

DSM-5 Criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder (Aka "psychopathy" ) :

A. Significant impairments in personality functioning manifest by:

1. Impairments in self functioning (a or b):
a.Identity: Ego-centrism; self-esteem derived from personal gain, power, or pleasure.
b.Self-direction: Goal-setting based on personal gratification; absence of prosocial internal standards associated with failure to conform to lawful or culturally normative ethical behavior.
AND

2. Impairments in interpersonal functioning (a or b):
a. Empathy: Lack of concern for feelings, needs, or suffering of others; lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another.
b. Intimacy: Incapacity for mutually intimate relationships, as exploitation is a primary means of relating to others, including by deceit and coercion; use of dominance or intimidation to control others.
B. Pathological personality traits in the following domains:

1. Antagonism, characterized by:
a. Manipulativeness: Frequent use of subterfuge to influence or control others; use of seduction, charm, glibness, or ingratiation to achieve one's ends.
b. Deceitfulness: Dishonesty and fraudulence; misrepresentation of self; embellishment or fabrication when relating events.
c. Callousness: Lack of concern for feelings or problems of others; lack of guilt or remorse about the negative or harmful effects of one's actions on others; aggression; sadism.
d. Hostility: Persistent or frequent angry feelings; anger or irritability in response to minor slights and insults; mean, nasty, or vengeful behavior.
2. Disinhibition, characterized by:
a. Irresponsibility: Disregard for – and failure to honor – financial and other obligations or commitments; lack of respect for – and lack of follow through on agreements and promises.
b. Impulsivity: Acting on the spur of the moment in response to immediate stimuli; acting on a momentary basis without a plan or consideration of outcomes; difficulty establishing and following plans.
c. Risk taking: Engagement in dangerous, risky, and potentially self-damaging activities, unnecessarily and without regard for consequences; boredom proneness and thoughtless initiation of activities to counter boredom; lack of concern for one's limitations and denial of the reality of personal danger.

Now I'm just a layman reading from the medical literature, but from what I can tell, both NPD and ASPD can be seriously nasty disorders that are both characterized by harmful behavior towards others and minimal empathy. However, internally they are different and their motivations are different. Psychopaths are almost crocodilian in nature; they want to feed, fight, fuck, and feel good, and they are prone to impulsively grabbing at what they want, consequences or empathy for others be damned. They really don't care about other people or what other people think about them, and would happily engage in parasitic, "low-status" behavior if it makes them comfortable. They may not have a complex sense of self or social identity; rather, they act like, well, a crocodile, content to laze around and be comfortable, occasionally and brutally taking something they want with zero regard for the person on the other end of the violence. Despite ASPD being present in only a small percentage of the population, they make up an ENORMOUS share of prison inmates serving hard time.

Narcissists, on the other hand, have the opposite sense of self. That is, they have a BLOATED and probably mostly artificial sense of their position in society, and an INTENSE need to be "king", "top dog", "the best", the "most amazing ever". They don't really empathize with people as fellow humans, but they do need affirmation and exaltation. There will probably be an almost shrill need to win, such that they will aggressively or passive-aggressively try to win fights that make little sense to a normal person. If they can't sustain this fantasy world, they can collapse into deep depression or explode in unbridled rage at the person who refused to play along.

In short, psychopaths don't give a shit, while narcissists give too many shits. Based on this, psychopaths callously take things like money and sex from others with zero regard for those people, and often do so with an impulsiveness that results in major prison time. Narcissists, on the other hand, live lives devoted to propping up an internal fantasy world in which they are all-perfect, all-knowing Supermen, and will lie, cheat, and otherwise transgress in order to keep propping up this internal world.

Edit: And then there is the concept of "malignant narcissism", which blurs ASPD and NPD and often throws in a good measure of paranoia as well.

Edit2: Eight Differences between NPD and ASPD