"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 of the small and big screen;
think for example of the
Dahmer
or
You
series .
Fueled by these images, the collective imagination often associates the sociopath with serial killers, but not all of them become dangerous criminals.
In practice, these individuals manipulate, use the emotions of the other in their favor, or even excel in the art of lying.
There are no cerebral causes for this personality disorder, rather a mixture of several factors, indicates clinical psychologist Johanna Rozenblum (1).
"These are personalities with a past enamelled with suffering, with a chaotic childhood, educational deficiencies (abandonment, physical and psychological violence) and a disturbed bond with parents."
The name tends to disappear today in favor of the term "personality disorder...
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