Are you a psycho? Take the scientific test! (photos-questions)

According to science news site Phys.org, Oxford University professor Dr. Kevin Dutton ranked President-elect Donald Trump high on the standard scale used to measure possible psychopathy in adults. His ranking was above what Hitler had scored. Hillary Clinton also scored quite high in the list. But what are the signs that make some a candidate to be a psychopath according to science? Psychiatrists believe many people display some symptoms of psychopathy in varying degrees, glibness, promiscuous sexual behaviour etc. Of course, many psychopathic traits, like fearlessness, dominant behaviour or immunity to stress are considered positive features for political leaders to possess. Indeed, psychopaths are found in greater proportions among CEOs. Between 3% and 21% of CEOs are probably psychopaths, according to a study by Bond University psychologist Nathan Brooks. The standard screening test for potential psychopaths is the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, which is supposed to be conducted by a psychologist. But if you are anxious to see whether you exhibit any features of sociopath then simply scroll down and consider your answers to the following questions.

Add up your “yes” or “No” responses and see your ranking at the end of the photos.

1. Do you have “excess glibness” or superficial charm?

(Answer: For sociopaths, the answer to this question is yes.)

2. Do you have a grandiose sense of self-worth?

(Psychopaths do.)

3. Do you have an excess need for stimulation or proneness to boredom?

(Psychopaths can’t endure periods of the doldrums.)

4. Are you a pathological liar?

(Psychopaths don’t care about the truth.)

5. Are you cunning or manipulative?

(Psychopaths often believe they can pull the strings of the dupes around them.)

6. Do you display a lack of remorse or guilt?

(Psychopaths don’t feel bad when they do bad things.)

7. Do you have “shallow affect”?

(Psychopaths show a lack of emotions when an emotional reaction is appropriate.)

8. Are you callous, or do you lack empathy?

(Psychopaths just don’t care when bad things happen to other people.)

9. Do you have a “parasitic lifestyle”?

(Psychopaths prefer not to work for a living. They feel it is easier to take stuff from other people.

10. Do you have poor behavioral controls?

(Psychopaths find it difficult to keep themselves in check.)
11. Do you have a history of promiscuous sexual behavior?

(Psychopaths like one-night stands.)

12. Do you have a history of early behavioral problems?

(As children, psychopaths often have a history of cruelty to others.)

13. Do you lack realistic long-term goals?

(Psychopaths prefer crazy schemes over life or career goals.)

14. Are you overly impulsive?

(Psychopaths are very, very impulsive.)

15. Do you have a high level of irresponsibility?

(Psychopaths aren’t big on doing the right thing.)

16. Do you fail to accept responsibility for your own actions?

(When you’re a psycho, it’s always someone else’s fault.)

17. Have you had many short-term “marital” relationships?

(Psychopaths have an inability to commit to, or repeatedly betray, long-term relationships.)

18. Do you have a history of juvenile delinquency?

(Psychopaths start young.)

19. Have you ever experienced a “revocation of conditional release”?

(Even when psychopaths catch a break — like being let out of prison on probation — they tend to screw up.)

20. Do you display “criminal versatility”?

(Psychopaths differ from normal criminals because they don’t really care which type of laws they break — they’ll break any of them, under the right circumstances.)

If you had over 30 (i.e. you answered “somewhat” or “definitely” to most of these questions) then …make an appointment with a specialist…
If you scored lower than that — breathe easy. You’re normal.

source: businessinsider.com