What is a Psychopath? Part 1

What is a psychopath? Are all mass murderers psychopaths? Why do psychopaths do so well in the corporate world? Dr Sohom Das is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist who lives and works in London. He assesses and rehabilitates mentally disordered offenders. In his career, he has rehabilitated and formally diagnosed clinical psychopaths.

Did you know about 1% of the general population is a psychopath? That number can be as high as 25% in male prisoners depending on the psychopath test used. In the first of a fascinating series of episodes on psychopaths, Dr Das explores the clinical definition of a psychopath, how this is assessed, and how it is diagnosed. Look out for more videos in this series where Dr Das gives a case study of a former psychopathy patient who duped him and others with a shocking ending and hear what it's like to work for a psychopath.

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[tonyburton]

Whats criminal is that this channel ought to have a much higher subscribers. Psychopathy skillfully described with fine examples,

[sherrihinton]

I love the way Dr. Das talks to us, like we are a group having a comfortable conversation

[cklg]

I've worked in the corporate world and won't have anything to do with it anymore because of all the Competitive Psychopathic Narcissits.

[pamelas]

When you said that psychopaths cannot love anybody no matter how much they try to fool themselves, it reminded me of dexter

[tobiwalker]

My first husband was a psychopath. Fooled me and a series of shrinks. I didn't find out he wasn't who he said he was until we were in the middle of a custody hearing (which he won, being a lying manipulator), at which time (1988) my second husband handed me a big box of true crime books and suggested I read them. It helped -- I felt much less the fool and my interest in true crime has lasted to this day.

[julielevinge]

Just binge watching all your videos, can’t believe I missed your channel!!
Really enjoy true crime, like seeing offenders get caught & trying to work out why they do what they do, so your channel is a gold mine✊♥️

[rarecockneyguvnor]

You got that right about Psychopaths, very well explained.I have Borderline Personsality disorder my problem is that i ave feel things on a very deep level and experience deep emotions basically i'm hypersensitive and get extremely angry when hurt. In many ways im the opposite of a Psychopath, im a little bit impulsive but i do think before i react.i also have OCD where i compulsively seek reassurerance off of others.Unfortunately my OCD explaining things over and over again makes people think im trying to manipulate them and convince others, when in fact its just my OCD, but some people may think i am trying to convince them, to get them on my side, in other words people if, you over explain yourself and try to get you try to get people to believe you the more distrustful they are of you . believe me or not i do not con anyone, its my ocd making me seek reaasurance.so what i do now i dont try to convince anyone, i know when im being truthful its up to people to use there own judgement of me.all, i can do is present facts, im not going to feed my OCD anymore, Borderlines have an emotional disorder, Psychopaths dont feel emotions. Not all bordelines are dangerous but we do get angry when hurt.as for trying to gain something for ones self, i dont want anything from anyone, i would rather give than receive.

[ChopBassMan]

I'm glad I stumbled across your channel recently (from The Disturbing Truth YouTube channel). I've been studying psychopathy, and criminal behavior for several years on my own. I have read Dr Hare's book Without Conscience and Snakes In Suits, Dr. Adrian Raine's The Anatomy Of Violence, Dr Michael Stone's The Anatomy Of Evil and The New Evil among others including lots of peer reviewed papers from these and other researchers. My interest is largely because of my belief that I have quite a few psychopathic traits in varying degrees - so I'm also glad that you mentioned that you have some psychopathic traits too.

[edwardprice]

6:10 Equanimity (Latin: æquanimitas, having an even mind; aequus even; animus mind/soul) is a state of psychological stability and composure which is undisturbed by experience of or exposure to emotions, pain, or other phenomena that may cause others to lose the balance of their mind. The virtue and value of equanimity is extolled and advocated by a number of major religions and ancient philosophies.
"Balance, a stable platform within ourselves." Sadhguru.

[Delightful_Debi]

You have 💯 explained my ex & it's not even a joke I could never report him because he's so cunning and calculated Like u mentioned he was very calm when most ppl would show aggressive behaviour in angry situations Never showed compassion Very cold He would laugh when been evil Never had friends He would get me in other ways mental torture basically He was spiteful but was very clever how he did it He shouldn't even be walking the steets or working but sadly is

[victoriabrittingham]

Wow! You described my youngest son! I believe he's a psychopath and there's times that I wish I could stop loving him because of all the horrible things he's done! As his mother I've never been able to and I don't think I ever will, but I definitely struggle all the time!!

[georginaburton]

Great vid .. found you on Shaun attwood channel. I'm now following

[kevinsbestgirl]

Loved this episode, you are brilliant at explaining such complex subject matters so the lay person can understand and follow easily. Looking forward to episodes 2 and 3. Keep up the excellent work.

[monicaenriquez]

Just subscribed due to another YouTube creator Dr. Joni Johnston who you recently had a dialogue with! Also as an American, I love many UK podcasters! As a 71 year old grandmother, I must say, your charm and intellect is easy on these aging eyes!

[Blech-hz]

Equanimity. Yes, good word. Wish it came in a pill.

[jasonmiles]

Really enjoying the videos.
I’d like to see one that details the difference between a psychopath, and a sociopath.
Looking forward to listening to more. 😊

[solitaireburton]

Just found you after you were mentioned on Kimberleigha's channel. It's not just the corporate world that's full of psychopaths, sometimes I think the world as a whole is and then someone will do something nice and I get suspicious. I think that is from spending 20 years with a psychopathic narcissist abuser. I am keen to hear more about what makes some people tick. I see and hear about what they do and it truly just boggles my mind.

On the other end of the scale: does psychiatry recognise what is known in the vernacular as empaths?

[Kristen-]

I’d love to hear about your take on the very recent college murders here in the US. The guy attended Washington University. He had a PhD in criminal psychology

[grdn]

I was always taught that psychopaths are BORN and sociopaths are CREATED. It seems that psychopaths are whatever they need to be when they need to be it. If they NEED to be religious, bang they're religious if they need to be atheistic then they're that etc etc etc consummate actors and narcissists.

A lot of people think psychopaths are highly intelligent - I doubt this. They often put themselves in harms way. I've seen a few videos that talked about the ideal career for psychopaths and CEO, attorney, and I want to say Cop were chief among them, ironically not CFO or Judge but I imagine they show up in almost every career path and occupation. Very interesting!

[violinstar]

A lot of us have paychpathic tendencies but most of us who recognise these tendencies manage to turn it off and live normal lives