psychopathy
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In one 2022 study, researchers explored whether increasing agreeableness would decrease levels of what is called the dark triad — or Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Dr Asperger is known for his work in child psychiatry and identifying Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, in 1944 - however the term "autistic psychopathy" was used until 1981.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Since the 2022 paper, later research has continued to explore how psychopathy relates to brain structure and brain networks.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
“You get people who are verging on psychopathy and you get people who are just troubled.”
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
This is a subject which can hardly be touched in passing: yet the opinion may be recorded that it belongs rather to the science of psychopathy than to the chronicle of vulgar lusts.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds
