Have You Met a Psychopath? Doctor Explains

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]I strongly believe that you can see signs of a psychopath when they are still children. There is this girl. She was a good manipulator at the age of four.

[00:00:10]You could see how she would fake emotions when you look in her eyes.

[00:00:15]They were dead.

[00:00:16]Psychopathy is a severe type of antisocial personality disorder and even though it can't be diagnosed in children, she's right that the signs can still be there and it's important that they're detected early. So, what are they? I'm Dr. Samit. Let's look at the facts. Around 1% of the population are considered to be psychopaths and even though many of them go on to become business leaders and surgeons, [music] they also make up a significant proportion of the prison population, around 25% [music] of them. Signs of a psychopath include impulsivity, shallow emotions, antisocial behavior masked by superficial charm and even a grandiose sense [music] of self-worth. Much of it is considered to be genetic and developmental in origin with some links to trauma, but antisocial personality disorder isn't diagnosed before the age of 18 because our personality is still considered to be developing before then, but if we pick up the signs, there is some evidence that early intervention with things like schema therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy can potentially limit the [music] chances somebody becomes an adult psychopath. Do you think you've met one? Let us know.