Here is a list of ways to identify a sociopath. This list is from "Profile of a Sociopath." Is is a pretty good list of sociopathic indicators. •Glibness/superficial charm •Manipulative and conning •Grandiose sense of self •Pathological lying •Lack of remorse, shame or guilt •Shallow emotions •Incapacity for love •Need for stimulation •Callousness/lack of empathy •Poor behavioral controls/impulsive nature •Early behavior problems/juvenile delinquency •Irresponsibility/unreliability •Promiscuous sexual behavior/infidelity •Lack of realistic life plan/parasitic lifestyle •Criminal or entrepreneurial versatility •Contemptuous of those who seek to understand them •Does not perceive that anything is wrong with them •Authoritarian •Secretive •Paranoid •Only rarely in difficulty with the law, but seeks out situations where their tyrannical behavior will be tolerated, condoned, or admired •Conventional appearance •Goal of enslavement of their victim(s) •Exercises despotic control over every aspect of the victim's life •Has an emotional need to justify their crimes and therefore needs their victim's affirmation (respect, gratitude and love) •Ultimate goal is the creation of a willing victim •Incapable of real human attachment to another •Unable to feel remorse or guilt •Narcissism, grandiosity (self-importance not based on achievements) •May state readily that their goal is to rule the world
