Title: Male and Female Psychopaths: How They Are Different
Headings: The main differences between male and female psychopaths
The main differences between male and female psychopaths
Lindsay Dodgson
There are more male psychopaths than female ones.
How a psychopath's brain is different
Women are less likely to murder than men, but it does happen.
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Content: That being said, women commit murders, too. About 1% of people are psychopaths, and within the general population there are more men who exhibit psychopathy than women. Essentially, psychopathy means being impulsive and thrill-seeking while feeling no empathy for other people. To be diagnosed as one, you have to score highly on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist. There isn't a lot of research on the differences in how psychopathic men and women behave. But as psychopaths are more likely than the rest of the population to be incarcerated for crime, and about 93% of the prison population is male, it's not far-fetched to suggest male psychopaths may act more violently. According to one 2012 study published in the International Journal of Women's Health, female psychopaths are more likely to flirt and use their sexuality to manipulate people. They're more likely to be verbally aggressive and mean and less likely to violently attack people. Psychopathic men, on the other hand, are more physically aggressive and more likely to commit fraud — perhaps why there are many more men in prisons. Another study published in the Journal of Personality Disorders in 2017 found that female psychopaths are more likely to be anxious, have emotional problems, and be promiscuous.