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Article #722530Re: Violence in Video Games
From: Chris
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 00:00
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Sociopath, Psychopath, What's the difference. Sex and Violence are way under rated. You may quote me on that. Lizard Jockey, Out... Worker Working <slee...@work.com> wrote in message news:382C2225.4171D6A9@work.com... > You guys mean "sociopath" right? "Psychopath" is different. A > sociopath has no empathy and works on their own desires, regardless of > the consequences to others. > > Geoffrey Richard Driscoll Tobin wrote: > > > > rgrace wrote: > > > > > > I think you are using the word psychopath in the wrong criteria. Estimates > > > are that 1 in 10 people in the western world are psychopaths - that doesnt > > > mean they are all potential serial killers, just that they dont care about > > > anyone else, have little moral code, and an inability to form personal > > > relationships. ... > > > > I've recently read that can be due to damage to the prefontal lobe. > > It's most serious when it happens early in childhood, as then they > > never get the chance to learn to respect other people. > > > > When it happens to adults, the loss of interpersonal perception still > > shows > > sometimes, but mostly they seem normal because they can get by on habits > > previously formed. > > > > -- > > Best wishes! > > Geoffrey Tobin > > Email: G.T...@latrobe.edu.au > > WWW: http://www.ee.latrobe.edu.au/~gt/gt.html
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