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How Psychopaths Work

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Is Your Dad a Psychopath?

Psychopaths tend to have regions of the brain that are under developed or less active than control groups. Genetics could also be a factor in why you became a psychopath, as well as social factors like being punished by your parents for bad behavior. The big town these days is paralymbic system: people who don't know how to deal with negative emotions can go on living psychotic lives.

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