Navigating the twists and turns of human behavior can feel like diving into an endlessly complex novel. While we all exhibit quirks that make us unique, some traits can hint at deeper psychological ...

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Senior corporate leaders have been numbered among those who tend to show psychopathic traits. The standard screening test for potential psychopaths is the Hare Psychopathy Checklist. Read the list ...

Soon after I met my first husband, he declared that I was the woman he’d been waiting for all his life. Once we married, he proclaimed his love for me every day — while exploiting my talents, running ...

Remember when social media basically imploded during the series finale of HBO’s The Undoing? Same. And if you haven’t had a chance to watch it just yet, we won’t spoil that wild ride of an ending, but ...

If you’ve been involved with a sociopath, you may have found yourself taking actions that were unethical, immoral or perhaps even illegal — behaviors you would never normally engage in. How does this ...

Impulsivity. Deceit. Lack of empathy. Lack of remorse. Manipulation. Repeated law breaking. These are the textbook traits of a sociopath. And we all know how sociopaths end up, right? You refer to ...

On a special episode (first released on April 3, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Use the word sociopath in conversation, and you're bound to see some raised eyebrows, or worse. The word itself has ...

Secrets have a tendency to get out, creating a distance between people that even time can’t rectify. When father and Reddit user Kramuz and his wife learned that their son was exhibiting antisocial ...