推荐但还没看的书：Confessions of a Sociopath

[Jun]

最近在广播上听见一个作者 interview ，自称是 sociopath，即（按照她的说法）不犯法的 psychopathic personality disorder 患者。非常有趣。在纽约时报上有个评论：

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/books ... .html?_r=0

从对书的形容可以看出，这个作者 ME Thomas 确实没错是 psychopath，特点符合典型的诊断条款。她是个律师，我就联想起 Stephen Glass 也去上了 law school。可见这确实是个适合 psychopaths 的职业。

我对这书很好奇，打算去翻翻看。

More about psychopathy I recommend an interesting program done by This American Life:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-a ... opath-test

[豪情]

为啥我毫不惊奇律师是呢?
有没有人怀疑过steve jobs也是?

[Jun]

律师对社会也有贡献，说明 psychopaths 也不是一无是处，实际上可以在伪装中过上相对正常的生活。据一些不怎么完全的统计，普通 population 之中可能多达25%的人是 psychopaths，但我对这数据有点儿怀疑。他们不全是“罪犯”，“反人类”，“坏人”。

Steve Jobs might be merely a narcissist.

ETA: 上面的数据是错的，统计数据是，监狱 population 之中的 psychopaths 才是25%，普通人群里的比例是1%-4%。

[幻儿]

有个文章提到什么职业吸引sociopath:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2 ... ychopaths/

It’s important to note that a psychopathic person isn’t necessarily one that is set out to kill others. In reality, psychopaths merely – and typically – just lack emotions and empathy, or the ability to identify with others. Dutton has said that ”a number of psychopathic attributes [are] actually more common in business leaders than in so-called disturbed criminals — attributes such as superficial charm, egocentricity, persuasiveness, lack of empathy, independence, and focus.”

So what jobs are most attractive to psychopaths? Here’s the list, originally published online by Eric Barker:

1. CEO
2. Lawyer
3. Media (Television/Radio)
4. Salesperson
5. Surgeon
6. Journalist
7. Police officer
8. Clergy person
9. Chef
10. Civil servant

And for those looking to potentially avoid working with the least number of psychopaths, here’s the list of occupations with the lowest rates of psychopathy:

1. Care aide
2. Nurse
3. Therapist
4. Craftsperson
5. Beautician/Stylist
6. Charity worker
7. Teacher
8. Creative artist
9. Doctor
10. Accountant

[豪情]

哈哈。我就说我毫不奇怪sociopath去做律师和CEO。
SJ我觉得很明显啊。他毫不犹豫地撒谎。

[qinger]

律师和警察比较容易想象，CEO想不通。