The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths among Us

Introduction

A vast number of people are both deterred and roused by the descriptions of hardhearted, conscienceless assassins that ever more occupy our movie theaters, television programs, and tabloid headlines. With their unashamed, against the law contravention of the rules of the society, serial killers such as Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are amid the most striking exemplar of the psychopath. People who suffer from this disorder are completely conscious of the penalty of what they do and they also know the basic difference between what is right and what is wrong, but still they are horrifyingly self-interested, compassionless, and incapable to even bother about how the other people are feeling.

Conceivably most fear-provoking, they frequently seem absolutely regular to unsuspicious targets, and they do not constantly practice their trade by assassination. Putting forward a persuasive representation of these treacherous men and women, Dr. Robert D. Hare vibrantly portrays a world of rip off artists, hustlers, rapists, as well as additional predators that appeal, lie, and maneuver their way all the way through life. Hence, the questions arise, are these people merely mad or are they simply bad? How can we distinguish them? What can we do to protect ourselves from them? The book under consideration clearly answers all of these questions by putting forward unyielding information and astonishing approaches for all those who wish to identify with this overwhelming situation. Dr. Hare, an accepted influence on the subject matter, pressures that just about a minuscule division of psychopaths are the aggressive ones who wind up in the jail. The other ones break away from castigation for the reason that they use deception and terrorization with the intention of getting what they desire. Yet the fact remains that each psychopath, including all of them such as those who go to jail or those who escape, leaves behind him a track of wrecked lives: sufferers, who have been mislead, mistreated, insolvent and cast off.

Analysis

As has been presented to us by the author of the book, psychopaths are public predators who appeal, maneuver, and mercilessly work their way throughout life, leaving an extensive shadow of wrecked hearts, devastated prospects, and unfilled wallets. Totally deficient in principles and in concern for others, they thoughtlessly take away whatever it is that they desire and do things the way they want to. In the book, Without Conscience Robert Hare squabbles persuasively that “psychopath” and “antisocial personality disorder”, which is a psychiatric expression distinct by a bunch of illegal behaviors are two very opposite things. He believes that all psychopaths are not scandalous, while at the other hand, not all criminals can be termed as psychopaths. A psychopathic checklist has been presented by the author, which is inclusive of poignant/interpersonal qualities such as slickness, pretentiousness, lack of responsibility, and superficial emotions, in addition to societal deviance behavior such as recklessness, lack of conscientiousness, and inconsiderate activities. As the author says, “He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with this presence. He will delight you with his wit and his plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill. He will smile and deceive you, and he will scare you with his eyes. And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong” (Hare, 1999).

The writing of the author is reasoned and exemplified with abundant stories. A number of messages have been put forward in the book. First of all, the author states that psychopaths are not made in our society but they are born this way. For this he presents stories about persons, who for no reason, considering that their environment was normal, start behaving in a disturbing yet harsh manner.

From here on we gain three particular messages of Hare’s book. First of all, the family od a psychopath should not let guilt take over their behavior. Instead, they should take steps to visit clinicians who are experts in this field, and if they find out that the person is a psychopath, then strategies and techniques to handle him should be considered. What he further tells us is that the character and actions of a psychopath do not usually change in any way as such, except for when they get old.

In the final message the author tells us as to how we can protect ourselves protect ourselves from being victimized by psychopaths around us. He presents a series of ways that can be taken up by women, the elderly, the wealthy and the lonely people. He believes that one should be warned at hand so that we donot become their victims.

Conclusion

In the light of the above discussion we can hereby culminate that psychopaths do not care about anyone but themselves and this has been proved in the book namely “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths among Us” that was written by Robert Hare. He tells us how to identify them; save ourselves from them and that their families should not hold themselves as responsible.

Bibliography

• Hare, R. (1999). Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths among Us. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN-10: 1572304510.