007 - Psychopaths as Children

Psychopath in Your Life -Podcast Show Notes- Episode 007 Summary: In Episode 007, Dianne further discusses the characteristics of children displaying psychopathic tendencies; this includes certain traits and behaviors that are specific to children. Listen to find out why psychopathic symptoms go unnoticed in a household, the status for psychopathic care facilities today, and the reason why reporting can be complicated. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:12 – Introduction to Psychopath in Your Life 00:18 – Dianne is the author of the book, Psychopaths in Our Lives 01:05 – "We're finally getting information coming out" 01:25 – The Atlantic Magazine has a great article, "When Your Child is a Psychopath" 02:12 – Dianne reads, "callous and unemotional traits—shorthand for a cluster of characteristics and behaviors, including a lack of empathy, remorse, or guilt, shallow emotions, aggression and even cruelty, and a seeming indifference to punishment." 02:48 – Callous and unemotional children have no trouble hurting others to get what they want 02:58 – In 2013, The American Psychiatric Association and the DSM say that the condition can go unnoticed 04:12 – Dr. Hare developed the youth checklist for psychopathy behaviors 04:34 – What's being done now is trial and error 04:46 – The flaw or lack is in developing places where kids can receive support/training for their behavior 05:46 – Once kids age out of a facility, there's no follow-up 06:26 – Few families get to the point where they find care facilities 06:58 – In China, there are tons of facilities for gaming addictions 07:20 – Research and self-reporting are key issues 07:58 – Dianne shares about the Ted Bundy case 09:12 – The big trip up for Ted Bundy was pornography 09:45 – Ted had a girlfriend who stayed with him 10:23 – He was engaged a couple of times 10:37 – He had a pattern 10:58 – Reporting becomes complicated because you rely on the family to report it 11:57 – Psychopaths are not always men 12:57 – Men who are abused by women are off the radar 13:23 – For more information go to www.psychopath-research.com, in the "Family" section 13:54 – Register to be able to post 14:22 – A person on the site posts about his child who is under care in a facility 15:18 – Dianne cannot diagnose any person without meeting them 15:40 – Don't mislabel people as psychopaths 16:37 – Dianne would like to share tools to do the research yourself 17:04 – Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, Facebook, Youtube, and on the website 17:16 – Get in touch with Dianne on her website 3 Key Points: Psychopathic symptoms can go unnoticed – especially because you rely on family members to report such behaviors. There are few care facilities for children who have the behavior—this needs to be rectified. Don't be mistaken, psychopaths are both men and women. Resources Mentioned: Psychopaths in Our Lives: My Interviews When Your Child is a Psychopath – Article from The Atlantic Magazine that Dianne mentioned Dr. Hare – Doctor that developed the psychopathy checklist for youth Ted Bundy – An infamous psychopath who went on a killing spree in the 1970's Psychopaths in Our Lives – Dianne's book Amazon iBooks Credits Podcast Production and Editing Service rendered by Daniel Roth Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives Rad, conduct disorder, sociopathic behavior, conduct disorder in children, psycho test, the psychopath test, sociopath, psychopath test, oppositional defiant disorder treatment, psychopath, signs of a psychopath, psychopathy, aspd, conduct disorder treatment, signs of a sociopath, sociopath symptoms, sociopath traits, dealing with a sociopath, sociopath quiz, psychopath quiz, am I a psychopath, am I a sociopath, sociopath test, psychopathic traits, psychopathy symptoms, sociopathy, sociopath signs, sociopathic tendencies, traits of a psychopath, psychopathy checklist, symptoms of a psychopath, narcissist, personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, psychopathic tendencies, psychopath signs, psychopathic personality, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic personality, narcissists, narcissist test, RAD adoption