“Use others as a tool”: five common traits of sociopathic personalities

“I’m not a psychopath, I’m a high-level sociopath,” says Sherlock Holmes in Season 1 of the British series of the same name. The famous English detective is not the only sociopath on the small and big screen. think of a series for example Dahmer Or you. Fueled by these images, the collective imagination often associates sociopaths with serial killers, but not all become dangerous criminals. In practice, these individuals are manipulative, use the other person’s feelings to their advantage, or even master the art of lying.

There are no brain causes for this personality disorder, but rather a combination of factors, clinical psychologist Johanna Rosenblum (1) suggests. “These are personalities with a past stained with suffering, a chaotic childhood, educational deficiencies (abandonment, physical and psychological abuse) and a broken bond with parents.” The name tends to disappear today in favor of the term “personality disorder”…