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Throwback Thursday: Dr. Michelle Ward

The Dr. Drew Podcast

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Do Psychopaths Have Anxiety?

Psychopaths don't really have anxiety, do they? No, not in the way that you want them to. We looked at psychopathy in nine to 11 year olds and we did it in twins. So if identical twins are more similar on any given behavior, it indicates a strong genetic underpinning. Psychopathic traits did have high heritability. But other phenomenon of not feeling nervous before something bad is also real.

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