The sociopath next door : the ruthless versus the rest of us
Stout, Martha, 1953-2021
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Who is the devil you know? Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband? Your sadistic high school gym teacher? Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings? The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own? In the pages of 'The Sociopath Next Door', you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood. He's a sociopath. And your boss, teacher, and colleague? They may be sociopaths too. We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in this book, Harvard psychologist Martha Stout reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people - 1 in 25 - has an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is that that person possesses no conscience. He or she has no ability whatsoever to feel shame, guilt, or remorse. One in 25 everyday people, therefore, is secretly a sociopath. They could be your colleague, your neighbour, even family.
Main title:
The sociopath next door : the ruthless versus the rest of us / Martha Stout, Ph.D.
Author:
Stout, Martha, 1953-, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray Learning, 2021.
Collation:
xiii, 241 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Broadway, 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529331271 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.8582
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2968067