Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test | Talk Video | TED.com

Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test | Talk Video | TED.com: Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two. (With live-mixed sound by Julian Treasure and animation by Evan Grant.)

Empathic people are natural targets for sociopaths - protect yourself -- Science of the Spirit -- Sott.net

Empathic people are natural targets for sociopaths - protect yourself -- Science of the Spirit -- Sott.net: The empathy trap: therapists and counselors almost by definition are empathic, to facilitate clients' recovery - but this quality can mean those carers are targets for sociopaths, aided by what Dr Jane & Tim McGregor call "apaths". The first UK article on this cruel sport shows how to identify and thus avoid it.

People targeted by a sociopath often respond with self-deprecating comments like "I was stupid", "what was I thinking" of "I should've listened to my gut instinct". But being involved with a sociopath is like being brainwashed. The sociopath's superficial charm is usually the means by which s/he conditions people.

Gene Expression » Bad to the bone; the genes and brains of psychopaths

Gene Expression » Bad to the bone; the genes and brains of psychopaths: The manipulative con-man. The guy who lies to your face, even when he doesn’t have to. The child who tortures animals. The cold-blooded killer. Psychopaths are characterised by an absence of empathy and poor impulse control, with a total lack of conscience. About 1% of the total population can be defined as psychopaths, according to a detailed psychological profile checklist. They tend to be egocentric, callous, manipulative, deceptive, superficial, irresponsible and parasitic, even predatory. The majority of psychopaths are not violent and many do very well in jobs where their personality traits are advantageous and their social tendencies tolerated. However, some have a predisposition to calculated, “instrumental” violence; violence that is cold-blooded, planned and goal-directed. Psychopaths are vastly over-represented among criminals; it is estimated they make up about 20% of the inmates of most prisons. They commit over half of all violent crimes and are 3-4 times more likely to re-offend. They are almost entirely refractory to rehabilitation. These are not nice people.

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Fed's $1.2 Trillion In Financial Sector Loans 'A Classic Case Of Moral Hazard'

Fed's $1.2 Trillion In Financial Sector Loans 'A Classic Case Of Moral Hazard': During the 2008 financial crisis, when the nation's banking system seemed on the verge of collapse, President George W. Bush authorized a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry. The U.S. Treasury implemented that program, known as TARP, in an effort to stave off economic catastrophe.
At the same time, and in the years that followed, the Federal Reserve was undertaking its own rescue operation, in the form of private, previously undisclosed loans to banks and other institutions -- lending as much as $1.2 trillion, nearly twice the amount of the Treasury bailout, according to a data analysis performed by Bloomberg News and published on Monday.

Labyrinth of the Psychopath 1 - When the Demon Knocks at Your Door - YouTube

Labyrinth of the Psychopath 1 - When the Demon Knocks at Your Door - YouTube: "Labyrinth of the Psychopath 1 - When the Demon Knocks at Your Door"