Interesting Psychology Team
3: You donβt accept responsibility for your actions.
Responsibility is an extremely valued quality in any aspect of life and an easy give-away for signs of psychopathy. People with psychopathic traits refuse to accept responsibility in a wide range of activities – for example, they are often late or absent from work without a respectable reason.
They do not abide by deadlines or rules that other people would follow, are likely to have low performance at work, and are late with basic things such as paying the bills. Psychopaths tend to deny responsibility and manipulate others to avoid consequences.
They have very low conscientiousness and no sense of duty or obligation – they can easily stand someone up for lunch or not show up for a presentation that the group depends on. Do you see yourself easily fitting this description?
2: You lack a goal in life.
Are you unconcerned with your future and do you find planning your life tedious and annoying? When you do plan something, do you stick to it or do you often abandon it and change projects? It is characteristic of psychopaths to not have a direction in life.
They lead rather nomadic lifestyles and cannot pursue long-term goals that require planning and devotion. Do not worry though, we all have moments in our life where we wander around and try to find our passion.
But it is exactly this need for an objective that distinguishes most people from the ones with psychopathic tendencies. Due to the psychopathsβ impulsivity and lack of responsibility, the persistence and commitment that are required to work towards a steady objective are impossible for them to maintain.
1: You have a criminal record.
This may seem kind of obvious but a lot of psychopaths have had one or several encounters with law enforcement at some point in their life. For some of them, it started in their adolescence, but for others, it came later in life.
Of course, not everyone who has psychopathic attributes is bound to become a criminal, but the likelihood of it occurring is increased. This is due to their refusal to abide by set rules, the impulsive and deceitful nature of psychopaths, and their disposition to ruthlessly manipulate and use people.
Another useful indication is that psychopaths are proud of breaking the law and getting away with it.
