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Can You Guess Which Profession Has the Most Psychopaths?
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<blockquote data-quote="Opmmur" data-source="post: 77031" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong> <span style="font-size: 26px">Can You Guess Which Profession Has the Most Psychopaths? </span></strong></span></p><p>Apparently, one should never, ever cross a clergyman, chef... or TV host</p><p></p><p>By Kiki Van Son - October 31, 2013</p><p><img src="http://www.ivstatic.com/files/et/imagecache/400x300/files/blog_articles/american-psycho.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/which-worse-battle-halloween-treats/287356" target="_blank"> See Related Photos </a></p><p>Photo Credit: LIONS GATE / THE KOBAL COLLECTION</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">We’re all a teensy bit mad, but how many true psychopaths do we have among us? Apparently, more than you think. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">“Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, impulsivity, and antisocial behaviors such as parasitic lifestyle and criminality,” explains Eric Barker, in <em><a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/251957/which-professions-have-the-most-psychopaths" target="_blank">The Week</a></em>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Now, think about all the people who might fit that description. Then, compare it to the list psychologist Kevin Dutton compiled in <em>The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success</em>. Here are the 10 most likely professions for psychopaths and the 10 least likely.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Most likely to be psychopathic </strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">CEO</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Lawyer</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">TV/radio personality</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Salesperson</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Surgeon</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Journalist</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Police Officer</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Clergyperson</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Chef</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Civil Servant</span></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Least likely to stab you in the back (literally)</strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Care aide</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Nurse</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Therapist</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Craftsperson</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Beautician/stylist</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Charity worker</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Teacher</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Artist</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Doctor</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-size: 18px">Accountant</span></li> </ol><p><span style="font-size: 18px">All the professions on the least likely list require empathy, the ability to see through someone else’s eyes and really feel for them. These roles don’t offer much power and require human connection -- characteristics that don’t excite the egocentric and manipulative psychopath.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">All the professions on the most likely list require power and objective thinking. The company falls apart if the CEO doesn’t see his employees as profit margins; the surgeon chokes if he doesn’t reduce his patient to a function; the lawyer fails himself and his client if he doesn’t win the argument, regardless of who's right or wrong. If these people made decisions based on feelings, they would pretty much be fired.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The link: </span><a href="http://www.ivillage.com/can-you-guess-which-professions-have-most-psychopaths/4-a-551569?obref=obnetwork" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 18px">Can You Guess Which Professions Have the </span>Most Psychopaths? - iVillage</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Opmmur, post: 77031, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B] [SIZE=7]Can You Guess Which Profession Has the Most Psychopaths? [/SIZE][/B][/SIZE] Apparently, one should never, ever cross a clergyman, chef... or TV host By Kiki Van Son - October 31, 2013 [IMG]http://www.ivstatic.com/files/et/imagecache/400x300/files/blog_articles/american-psycho.jpg[/IMG] [URL='http://www.ivillage.com/which-worse-battle-halloween-treats/287356'] See Related Photos [/URL] Photo Credit: LIONS GATE / THE KOBAL COLLECTION [SIZE=5]We’re all a teensy bit mad, but how many true psychopaths do we have among us? Apparently, more than you think. “Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, impulsivity, and antisocial behaviors such as parasitic lifestyle and criminality,” explains Eric Barker, in [I][URL='http://theweek.com/article/index/251957/which-professions-have-the-most-psychopaths']The Week[/URL][/I]. Now, think about all the people who might fit that description. Then, compare it to the list psychologist Kevin Dutton compiled in [I]The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success[/I]. Here are the 10 most likely professions for psychopaths and the 10 least likely. [B]Most likely to be psychopathic [/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][SIZE=5]CEO[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Lawyer[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]TV/radio personality[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Salesperson[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Surgeon[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Journalist[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Police Officer[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Clergyperson[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Chef[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Civil Servant[/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=5][B]Least likely to stab you in the back (literally)[/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][SIZE=5]Care aide[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Nurse[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Therapist[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Craftsperson[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Beautician/stylist[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Charity worker[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Teacher[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Artist[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Doctor[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=5]Accountant[/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=5]All the professions on the least likely list require empathy, the ability to see through someone else’s eyes and really feel for them. These roles don’t offer much power and require human connection -- characteristics that don’t excite the egocentric and manipulative psychopath. All the professions on the most likely list require power and objective thinking. The company falls apart if the CEO doesn’t see his employees as profit margins; the surgeon chokes if he doesn’t reduce his patient to a function; the lawyer fails himself and his client if he doesn’t win the argument, regardless of who's right or wrong. If these people made decisions based on feelings, they would pretty much be fired. The link: [/SIZE][URL='http://www.ivillage.com/can-you-guess-which-professions-have-most-psychopaths/4-a-551569?obref=obnetwork'][SIZE=5]Can You Guess Which Professions Have the [/SIZE]Most Psychopaths? - iVillage[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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