How to Use psychopathy in a Sentence

psychopathy

noun

• There are so many pieces of psychopathy that are manifested in the shape of a toaster.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2022
• About a quarter showed signs of depression and psychopathy — that is, hopelessness combined with a lack of remorse.
  — Benedict Carey, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2016
• Seeing psychopathy through this different lens opened new doors to researchers.
  — David Adam, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
• There is still a lot to be learned about these traits and the select few who embody the truest clinical expressions of sociopathy, psychopathy, or narcissism.
  — Talkspace, Teen Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017
• But a closer look reveals that yawn contagion did not correlate with the overall measure of psychopathy but rather with one of three submeasures.
  — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
• Still, researchers stress that a callous child—even one who was born that way—is not automatically destined for psychopathy.
  — Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017
• Researchers believe that two paths can lead to psychopathy: one dominated by nature, the other by nurture.
  — Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017
• Some even want to reclaim and rehabilitate the concept of psychopathy itself.
  — David Adam, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
• Like many serious collectors of arcane but precious objects, Smith could be irascible, mean, and single-minded to the point of psychopathy.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
• Many are walking among us, leading completely normal lives, and are even some of the most successful members of society, precisely because of their psychopathy.
  — Xanthe Mallett, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2018
• Oates tips her hand far too early and makes her heroine not just naïve and vulnerable but downright nuts, because YK’s psychopathy and her extreme peril in his company are evident almost from the outset.
  — Pricilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
• While not all psychopaths become serial killers, many serial killers possess attributes of psychopathy.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2021
• The discovery caught the attention of other researchers, and by the 1950s, psychedelic testing was in full bloom, yielding promising results for people suffering from neurosis, schizophrenia, and psychopathy.
  — Hope Reese, Longreads, 30 May 2018
• Murphy used the data on personality from the previous study and used it to calculate a new score based on personality traits that indicated psychopathy, according to Quartz.
  — Scott Berson, miamiherald, 19 June 2018
• Sandra Oh) is a very mid-level British intelligence operative with a side interest in criminal psychopathy.
  — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
• Research shows that internet trolls tend to display personality traits like sadism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 5 June 2018
• What’s more, scores on each of the dimensions of the dark triad were positively correlated with one another: People with a tendency toward narcissism are also more likely to demonstrate Machiavellianism and psychopathy, and vice versa.
  — Glenn Geher, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018
• However, the analysis also showed that certain traits associated with psychopathy were perceived as slightly positive for men, but negative for women.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2018
• Sociopathy and psychopathy are often used interchangeably in clinical settings.
  — Talkspace, Teen Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017
• This actually reminded me of another fictional tale of psychopathy, Gone Girl, which (unlike You) manages to make a disturbed character interesting without undermining the severity of their disorder.
  — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 18 Dec. 2019
• Criminal versatility—committing different types of crimes in different settings—can also hint at future psychopathy.
  — Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017
• Researchers found that high levels of psychopathy, characterized by antisocial behaviors, thrill-seeking, low empathy and callousness, are linked to engaging in physical infidelity.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• An accredited clinician, ideally one with a background in psychopathy, conducts a semi-structured interview with a subject, coaxing out information about the subject’s personality, lifestyle and personal history.
  — Danielle Egan, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2016

Last Updated: 10 Aug 2024