Psychopathy is among the most difficult disorders to spot. The psychopath can appear normal, even charming. Underneath, he lacks conscience and empathy, making him manipulative, volatile and often (but by no means always) criminal. – Psychology Today “We think of psychopaths as killers, alien, outside society. But, says the scientist who has spent his life studying them, you could have one for a colleague, a friend – or a spouse,” says The Telegraph columnist, Tom Chivers. The words “psycho,” “nut-job,” and others are thrown about loosely – and with little to no relevance to a person’s actual state of mind. We may even feel comfortable characterizing someone in such a way to others, with little to no thought given on the matter. Sometimes we even forget there are, in fact, people who meet the clinical standards of psychopathy; that actual “psychos” do exist. Before we go any further, let’s refer to the American Psychiatric Association’s definition of psychopathy (technically, t...