Are Men the Only Psychopaths?

Psychopaths and sociopaths are two different types of 'extreme antisocial' behavioral problems. These two types of behavior are capable of causing life-threatening violence; It doesn’t even think about the other person’s good or bad feelings. If you think of a notorious serial killer or a 'crime documentary' based on a true story, you might think of a male character in its main character. Most of the culprits in this case are men for good reason.

   Examples include data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. According to the agency, women make up less than 6 percent of prison inmates. Not just in Australia; Globally, men outnumber violence and sex offenders. Criminals once thought that only the 'Y' chromosome (found only in males) was responsible for such criminal behavior, seeing the tendency of men and women to organize sex-based crimes!

   Nowadays, however, the effect of the argument that "men cannot control themselves" is seldom working. Instead, researchers focus on the social structure of crime and how it contributes to crime trends by differentiating between male and female experiences. Psycho 'vs.' Social '

   Psychologist and counselor Scott Johnson thinks it is a misconception that all sociopaths and psychopaths will be men; Being a woman is less likely. He notes that such situations are relatively rare in both men and women. Scott Johnson is a mental health instructor for lawmakers and prosecutors.

   "Roughly speaking, only 1 percent of the general population are psychopaths; another two or three percent may be sociopaths," he said.

   Psychopaths and sociopaths are two different types of 'extreme antisocial' behavioral problems. These two types of behavior are capable of causing life-threatening violence; It doesn’t even think about the other person’s good or bad feelings.

   However, there are fundamental differences between the two types of behavior. A psychopath is born with a defective brain. It is because of this brain defect that he refrains from normal social behavior. A sociopath, on the other hand, is born with a normal brain; But as he gets older, his brain does not develop properly. In this case, it is often seen that they have behavioral problems mainly due to trauma in childhood.

   Psychopaths are usually slow to be satisfied with anything, and according to psychologists, this is why they can fine-tune or plan their crimes. They are often referred to as ‘evil geniuses’.

   Sociopaths, on the other hand, cannot control their emotions; Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person. As a result, when they get angry, they resort to beatings, vandalism and violence. Overall, sociopaths have less intelligence than psychopaths.

   Gender differences in psychopathy:

   Johnson said there are at least six male psychopaths as opposed to one female psychopath. However, this information may not be accurate; Since we always think that the number of female psychopaths is less. In this case, more information-based research is needed.

   Meanwhile, forensic psychologist Johnny Johnston writes, "This statistical picture of men and women tends to interpret the same psychological behavior differently in our culture." In other words, based on the overall statistics, the crime was committed by a woman or a man.

   He added: "It is not uncommon for a female prisoner with all the features of psychopathy to be affected by another disease, especially a personality disorder."

   Johnson agrees. "We don't treat women offenders the same. We don't mean that women can be violent. It's partly 'sexism' or gender inequality," she said.

   There are also examples of female psychopaths around the world. This proves that women can be just as violent as men in all heinous crimes. Hazel Dalsy Budsworth is an example. She killed her husband and two others in the cold in the 1950s. But everyone in town loved him. At least he was not among those listed by the police as a suspect. In the end, he first came up in the list of police suspects on behalf of his daughter. Even then, it took police five years to arrest him. The idea that Mao could kill anyone with four children did not occur to the authorities.

   According to Johnson, psychopaths are very good at putting dust in the eyes of investigators after a crime. Face to face, they often have a humble and attractive personality. This is what makes them more dangerous.

   Johnson has 30 years of experience interviewing these criminals after they have been convicted. In the light of that experience, he said, "they (psychopaths) are much more intelligent than we are."