We have the ability to learn about ourselves from multiple sources, from
everyday experience, especially tragedies; from education; from arts and
literature; from our relationships, whether constructive or destructive; from
personal therapy; and from the myriad other ways that life can teach us. But
self-knowledge and insight are not enough.
It is the human condition to have
dark demons and to struggle against them. When we acknowledge the dark side of
our humanity, when we locate the possibility of evil within ourselves, when we
attempt to tame our demons by channeling them into fantasies, dreams, and
creative achievements, we are doing what humanity as a whole has done in taming
fire—even though, inevitably, sparks will still fly and will be infinitely
dangerous. By striving to harness our demons, we express the undaunted aspect
of the human spirit, the urge to pursue and fulfill our destiny as individual
human beings.
Psychopaths who commit espionage often betray their country for money,
sex, and the thrill of illicit behavior such as conning others, even an entire
nation. They are in stark contrast to persons who commit espionage for strongly
held beliefs and principles—in other words, those who are ideologues. People
who commit antisocial acts are not necessarily psychopaths. Psychopaths are
people who have severe antisocial impulses. They act on them without regard
for the inevitable and devastating consequences these actions may bring to
themselves and others. Many psychopaths are not criminals, but they are the
predators among us, chronic parasites and exploiters of the people around them.
Psychopaths use psychological cues and push emotional buttons to manipulate the
vulnerable for their own purposes. However, remember, Everyone has antisocial
impulses. The vast majority of individuals who take personality tests that
measure one’s degree of psychopathy do not score zero. Psychiatrically healthy
people score within a certain numerical range well above zero but do not rise
to the level of a psychopathic personality. In other words, normally
functioning people possess some antisocial traits.
The mayhem and personal suffering that psychopaths inflict on society is
enormous. Then too, over the course of their lives, psychopaths demand a
disproportionate amount of time and financial expenditure, particularly from
health care professionals. When they are children, psychopaths are usually
delinquent and difficult to manage. As they get older, their predatory behavior
usually costs individuals and society both suffering and money.
Not all criminals are psychopaths; in fact, many are not. And not all
psychopaths are criminals; in fact, again, many are not. Psychopaths exist at
all levels of society, in all walks of life. No profession, however noble, is
spared its cadre of them. We know them, if we know
them at all, by their acts.
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