Thanks for your interesting theory and explanation of the experiment with the train. Can some psychopaths be cured?
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Thanks for your interesting theory and explanation of the experiment with the train. Can some psychopaths be cured?
Certainly, a more intelligent psychopath would be able to deceive an expert, especially if the expert's IQ weren't high enough and/or they lacked sufficient experience. I would suppose that there are many psychopaths who would look at gaining emotions and potentially losing logic would not be worth it but there might some who would prefer to get rid of the void in them (the one due to having divorced their emotions). Keep in mind, however, that those psychopaths who suffered brain damage to the frontal lobes, resulting in psychopathy, even if there was also severe emotional abuse, may not be in a position to be helped until brain surgery advances sufficiently to undue damage, which may never be possible.
https://steemit.com/psychology/@reveurgam/can-psychopathy-be-cured
Thank you! If my supposition is correct, I believe it is possible to cure those who had to emotionally divorce themselves while very young as a protective mechanism that became ingrained. How many years of therapy is not something I can hazard a guess at, but it certainly would be important for the person to be willing. Off the top of my head, I would say those with a higher IQ would be able to make a more informed decision and, thus, be more likely to consider the idea, but I really don't know anything about the percentage of psychopaths that wish to change, aside from the one that I mentioned I'd read the blog of.