Why Do Psychopaths Exist? - Mark Freestone - #476

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05/21/22

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Mark Freestone is Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, an author and an expert in psychopathology.

There's a modern fascination with psychopaths. True Crime is the most popular single podcast genre and Netflix documentaries about real life serial killers capture everyone's attention. But why are we so obsessed with dangerous individuals? And what is it that makes a psychopath who they are?

Expect to learn what the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath are, why having psychopaths in society was an advantage for a long time, why there are so few female psychopaths, what happens when a university lecturer discovers his own psychopathy in his 40's, the scariest criminals Mark has ever met and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:53) Working with Psychopaths (07:29) Different Types of Psychopaths (12:39) Genetics Vs Environment (19:24) Impact of Negative Childhood (27:00) Society’s Evolving View of Psychopaths (37:50) Sexuality in Psychopaths (52:05) Can You Cure Psychopathy? (56:28) Where to Find Mark

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