Psychopaths

Hello AP Lit-ers,

For HW today, please read C & P, part III, chapters 1-3 (ending on approx.
pg. 200). Anticipate a breif reading quiz tomorrow.

Listen to the rest of the This American Life episode: “The Psychopath
Test.” Self-administer the “Socialized Psychopath Test.” Remember to
answer the questions as though they are about yourself. Post a BRIEF
response on your blog to JUST the TAL ep and your results on the test.

Here are the links:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/436/the-psychopath-test
(This American Life) & http://bob.bofh.org/~robm/misc/psycho.html ("The
Socialized Psychopath Test").


The TAL episode was very interesting and while I was listening to it or the lack of it, it made me realize just how deviant psychopaths are. They lack emotion entirely (I wonder how that feels). I thought psychopaths would have at least a little emotion to feel as they're killing or whatever. That one-hour talk show took too much time! Especially because if I "multi-task," I would be unable to fully put all my attention towards it. To be honest, I was watching the news on mute and eating while I was listening to the show on full volume because I was I afraid I'll fall asleep. Studies do show that it is impossible to multi-task because you have to divide your attention which leads to inefficiency. 


So after the TAL episode, I was excited to take the psychopath test because I'm not a psychopath! After all, they said that psychopaths lack emotions entirely. So you guys, no, I am not a psychopath, but I did answer many of them with with "Fully." I also don't agree with some few questions they had that displays psychopathic behaviors like "displays of human emotions unconvincing," "blame others for their mistakes," "quick to lost their tempers," "sexually promiscuous," "unrealistic about their long-term aims," and "regard them as essentially irresponsible?" Maybe because I watch too many psychopathic movies or shows, like... Dexter. I should stop referring him so much or else it'll rise questions... but from a film's perspective, many psychopaths don't seem to reflect those and they're more rational. Or maybe that's just the better or the psychopaths? The only reason why know Dexter is emotionally unconvincing because we can hear what he's thinking and he is certainly not sexually promiscuous. Though, the other murderers who are probably psychopathic like he is displays those emotions. Agh! Such contradictions! I'm done, I feel so hypocritical. Interesting note: it's awesome how they can portray his violent psychopathic nature with everyday routines during the opening and the new season is about to start! :D


So does the test constitute every psychopath?