https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/legal-field-attracts-psychopaths-author-says/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 29 Sep 2013 05:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/legal-field-attracts-psychopaths-author-says/comment-page-1/#comment-239321 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 05:01:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41591#comment-239321 Psychopathy is a continuum, measured by the prevalence of certain traits and behaviors. Some of the traits/behaviors are even benign or helpful (i.e., risk taking, ability to compartmentalize emotion) for, e.g., cops and CEOs. And even pronounced tendencies for many traits doesn’t make someone a cold-blooded psychopath, just like a strong preference for quiet, the sound of water, and solitude, plus an attention to detail, doesn’t make Thoreau autistic.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/legal-field-attracts-psychopaths-author-says/comment-page-1/#comment-239156 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:55:01 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41591#comment-239156 How is that evidence that psychopathic traits aren’t all bad? It is only evidence that being psychopath pays off in those professions.

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