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He believes that psychopathy is more of a category than a dimension. This means that someone either is or is not a psychopath. Notably, other researchers disagree and believe that psychopathic traits fall on a continuum. How common is psychopathy? Hare estimates that about 50 - 75% of the prison population meet criteria for antisocial personality disorder but only 15-25% exceed the cut-off point for psychopathy. Hare also estimates that psychopaths make up about 1% of the general population.
Many famous serial killers have been psychopaths. Not all people weâd call a psychopath or sociopath are violent. Violence is not a necessary ingredient (nor is it for a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder) â but it is often present.raits of a Psychopath. Psychology researchers generally believe that psychopaths tends to be born â that itâs a genetic predisposition â while sociopaths tend to be made by their environment. Psychopathy might be related to physiological brain differences.