psychopath
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She added: "You don't need to be a psychopath to thrive - for a while at least - in a psychopathic culture."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But Bardem’s Max is a different breed of psychopath from those previously embodied by Roberts DeNiro and Mitchum.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Too little or no empathy makes you a psychopath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A hyperactive psychopath, Skarsgård’s Little John is one of the movie’s rare treats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
But I can’t see him as a psychopath.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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Anderson said a lot of traits psychopaths possess are ones "that the corporate environment rewards" and are "incredibly useful in high-powered jobs in the city".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Which brings me back to psychopaths, who simply can’t see that their actions cause harm or just don’t care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Earlier research had suggested that the striatum may be unusually active in psychopaths, but it was less clear whether the size of this brain region was also involved.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
Historically, we have pathologized people who lack such impulses; they are known as psychopaths, and their qualities have been deemed incompatible with a functioning society.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2026
Mental note: There are now two confirmed psychopaths in our party of five.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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