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Without Conscience: the Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
Short Title: Without Conscience
Format: Book
Publication Date: Nov 30, 2011
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Place of Publication: New York
Sources ID: 47906
Collection: Altruism
Visibility: Public (group default)
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Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules, serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are among the most dramatic examples of the psychopath. Individuals with this personality disorder are fully aware of the consequences of their actions and know the difference between right and wrong, yet they are terrifyingly self-centered, remorseless, and unable to care about the feelings of others. Pe.