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wikiHow to Identify a Psychopath. Psychopathy is a personality construct used by mental health professionals to describe someone who is charming, manipulative, emotionally ruthless and potentially criminal. Based on how frequently the term is used in media, youâd think psychopaths are everywhere.
However, the first researcher to name the concept of psychopathy was Dr. Hervey Cleckley, who published a book titled The Mask of Sanity in 1941, Thomas writes. Cleckley noted that psychopathy was difficult to diagnose precisely because it presents itself without the obvious symptoms of mental disorder. Psychopaths and sociopaths are often a bit too rational. In her new book, Thomas says Cleckley's 16 behavioral characteristics hit home. Nowhere else have I recognized the sociopath inside me more than in Cleckley's clinical profiles, she writes. Here are Cleckley's 16 characteristics. Ask yourself if they apply to you.