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Suspect someone you know of being a Socialised Psychopath?

Based on comprehensive research and the recorded experiences of socialised psychopaths, this test is designed to evaluate whether someone you suspect of being a psychopath is indeed one delusion short of a homicide. All you have to do is decide if each trait applies to them fully, partially or not at all:

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1.
Do they have difficulty sustaining stable personal and business relationships?
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Is their manner generally belligerent and bullying?
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Are they economical with the truth and easily able to tell lies to your face?
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Do they appear to have no sense of remorse, shame or guilt?
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Do they lose their temper quickly?
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Do they quickly become bored and demand constant stimulation?
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Are they sexually promiscuous?
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Does their charm seem superficial and easily turned on to suit immediate ends?
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Do they often manipulate others to achieve their own goals, without a thought as to the consequences for those they manipulated?
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When they display emotion, does it come across as unconvincing?
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Are risk-taking and acting on reckless impulses a part of their personality?
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Do they come across as unrealistic when talking about their long-term aims?
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When they were teenagers, did they resent authority, play truant and/or steal?
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Do they sponge off others without a second thought?
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Do they seem quick to blame others for their own mistakes?
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Are they unable to empathise with others?
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Do they give off an air of self-importance, no matter where they stand in society?
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Do you see them as essentially irresponsible?
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