Basically, "sociopath" is a loose term used to describe someone who has a personality disorder. But what is a personality disorder?
A personality disorder is basically when a person acts differently enough when compared to the majority such that there is a noted degree of anti-social behavior. We have all met or know someone who generally fits this category. However, there are differing degrees of sociopathy, and the most dangerous kind is psychopathy.
Many artists, for example, could be considered sociopaths, amongst the most famous being Vincent Van Gogh. A psychopath however, is basically a person with no scruples, no empathy, no regard for others, and no conscience.
A psychopath does not distinguish "right from wrong" or "good from bad" or is able to make the distinction, but does not care one way or the other. Psychopaths are best known as child rapists, people who murder others for fun, people who enjoy torturing others ... characters such as serial rapists and the fictional Hannibal Lecter.
However, there exists among us, psychopaths who do not necessarily go around killing, raping or maiming others ... but they would if they could.
Some such characters exist at top levels of government, corporations and media ... and some are in prison. We actually elect these people, which in turn tells us about our own state of mind. One way to understand psychopaths is to read a book called "The Pillars of the Earth." There you will get a very good idea of how psychopaths operate within government and leadership. Note that "psychotic" refers to a reaction rather than a person ... and it simply means a reaction whereby a person has an experience where he or she "goes crazy" ... loses touch with reality. A psychotic person is afflicted with psychosis ... which can be brought on by a number of things such as a drug overdose, an allergic reaction, a mental illness, depression, mania, etc.
- Here is one dictionary definition: so·ci·o·path -One who is affected with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior.
And an excellent definition of psychopathy is also found on Wiki: "Psychopathy is a psychological construct that describes chronic immoral and antisocial behavior. The term is often used interchangeably with sociopathy. Psychopathic personality disorders have been the most studied of any personality disorder. Today the term can legitimately be used in two ways. One is in the legal sense, "psychopathic personality disorder" under the Mental Health Act 1983 of the UK. The other use is as a severe form of the antisocial or dissocial personality disorder as exclusively defined by the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). The term "psychopathy" is often confused with psychotic disorders. It is estimated that approximately 1% of the general population are psychopaths. They are overrepresented in the prison system, at the top ranks of corporations, in politics, law enforcement agencies, law firms, and the media."
What is really interesting is the last line of this paragraph.
I have written about this indirectly many times ... and some people have written to me saying that I have insulted certain people (like Bush, for example) for calling them psychopaths. When I call someone a psychopath, I mean, psychopath.
Most of us have no idea that most of our political, corporate, media and military and police leaders are in fact psychopaths. These psychopaths have us so brainwashed that we actually elect these people.
Now, the accusation has been brought up again by the psychopathic leaders of the violent Venezuelan opposition (opposition to Chavez), that Chavez is a sociopath, as they put it, slyly implying psychopath. Well, let us see what the factors are that makes someone a sociopath. Note that the more of these symptoms that someone has, the more of a sociopath the person could be, tending toward psychopathy.
Note also that most of us have some of these symptoms to some degree, thus the diagnosis of sociopathy is not a clear-cut science and often left to lengthy interpretation. Even the term sociopathy has never been clearly defined per se (psychopathy is easier to define).
Also note that a lot of the symptoms are subjective terms, thus due to situational interpretation and discussion.
This is from Wiki:
Factor 1: Aggressive narcissism 1. Glibness / superficial charm 2. Grandiose sense of self-worth 3. Pathological lying 4. Conning / manipulative 5. Lack of remorse or guilt 6. Shallow affect 7. Callous / lack of empathy 8. Failure to accept responsibility for own actions 9. Promiscuous sexual behaviorI have personally met Chavez and I have over 25 years experience in interviewing and evaluating people (corporate fraud and scientific investigation) ... and this is what I have to say regarding the above factors and Chavez.
1. Chavez' charm is not superficial, it is deep and evident, he is highly charismatic, a natural.
2. Chavez has a grandiose sense of self worth, however, in person, he is one of the humblest persons you can ever meet.
3. Chavez doesn't lie, and if he does, it is not evident.
4. Chavez is not conning or manipulative at all ... he says it as it is. However, he is a great strategist.
5. Chavez has a deep sense of remorse on most issues.
6. Chavez is a deep thinker, this is evident to anyone who studies him carefully.
7. Chavez has more empathy than most of us put together ... and it is real empathy.
8.On the contrary, Chavez gracefully accepts his mistakes or defeats, as he has often done, publicly.
I have personally known one of his personal secretaries ... and he does not partake in deviant or promiscuous sexual behavior. On the contrary, the secretary told me that he is an "angel" ... he works all the time, goes to bed around 2 a,m, and is back at work at 7-8 a.m., seven days a week.
Factor 2: Socially deviant lifestyle: 1. Need for stimulation / proneness to boredom 2. Parasitic lifestyle 3. Poor behavioral control 4. Lack of realistic, long-term goals 5. Impulsivity 6. Irresponsibility 7. Juvenile delinquency 8. Early behavior problems 9. Many short-term marital relationships 10. Revocation of conditional release1. Yes, Chavez has a need for action. Many of us do.
2. Chavez is not a parasite. That is quite evident with regard to family life and family responsibilities. A very close friend of mine is a friend of one of his children's chauffeurs.
3. Chavez has in fact good behavioral control, most of the time. What one sees on the news is usually when he has poor behavioral control, which is not that often.
4. Chavez has a rather clear vision of realistic goals, especially under the circumstances: continuous sabotage, infiltration and assassination attempts.
5. He is at times impulsive, but usually not. He is actually quiet methodical most of the time.
6. Some people say he is irresponsible, but that could be a matter of discussion since the definition of irresponsibility can vary enormously from one person to the next and from philosopher to philosopher.
7/8. Chavez was not a delinquent. On the contrary, he joined the military at a relatively young age. If Chavez had indeed been a delinquent or if he had early behavioral problems as a young man, it would have come out already.
9. He has only been married twice.
10. I don't know what that means.
Traits not correlated with either factor: 1. Many short-term marital relationships 2. Promiscuous sexual behavior 3. Criminal versatility
1. Chavez has been married twice, once for 18 years and he also had a 9-years affair. Quite normal by most standards.
2. If Chavez has been involved in any promiscuous sexual behavior, as is so common with US political leaders, it would have been known by now.3. Chavez is the furthest away from having a criminal mind or criminal intentions.
I think that anyone who knows him will tell you that. However, he is a great strategist and tactician, and that is quite obvious to anyone who studies him carefully.
Venezuela's opposition leaders, the same psychopaths who hired thugs to kill some of their own followers to blame it on Chavez in 2002, think that Chavez is a sociopath (psychopath?) and want to force the courts to send Chavez for a psychiatric evaluation.
But ... according to a Miami Herald article entitled, "Chávez foes question sanity": During a 2003 interview with the German magazine Die Zeit, Chirinos defined Chávez as ''a human being who during his development remained in the stage of puberty.'' In a later interview with The New Yorker, Chirinos said that besides having an ''unpredictable and disconcerting'' character, with ''traces of narcissism,'' Chávez ``is no different from you and I . . . a mentally healthy person, a totally normal man.''
This sounds about right, from my knowledge and experience of Chavez.
The violent US-financed oppositions would be better to have themselves checked into a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation ... after all, they are the ones who have been trying to assassinate Chavez, they are the ones who sabotaged the Venezuelan economy in 2002 and 2003, leaving millions jobless and destitute, they are the ones who have made public calls to assassinate Chavez and hunt down Chavez supporters, they are the ones who killed their own people in order to blame Chavez ... they are the friends of George-the-psychopath Bush and other US leaders ... the ones who are responsible for the conscienceless slaying and maiming of millions of innocent Iraqis and Afghanis and Nicaraguenses and Mexicans and Guatemaltecos and Colombians and Japanese ... and Laotians ... and Vietnamese ... and Cambodians ... and ... and ... and...
Oscar Heck
oscarheck111@yahoo.com
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