Jon Ronson posts a response he received regarding his recent book The Psychopath Test. (previously, via)
posted by spiderskull on Oct 10, 2011 - 63 comments

Jon Ronson - How to spot a psychopath
posted by Artw on May 21, 2011 - 151 comments

How can you tell if your boss is a psychopath? "They have traits similar to ideal leaders. You would expect an ideal leader to be narcissistic, self-centred, dominant, very assertive, maybe to the point of being aggressive. Those things can easily be mistaken for the aggression and bullying that a psychopath would demonstrate. The ability to get people to follow you is a leadership trait, but being charismatic to the point of manipulating people is a psychopathic trait. They can sometimes be confused." (via null device)
posted by skallas on Sep 21, 2001 - 16 comments