Title: 4 Ways Female Psychopaths Differ from Male Psychopaths, According to Studies - Learning Mind
Headings: 4 Ways Female Psychopaths Differ from Male Psychopaths, According to Studies
4 Ways Female Psychopaths Differ from Male Psychopaths, According to Studies
Male and Female Psychopaths
Key Differences Between Male and Female Psychopaths
Male Psychopaths:
Female Psychopaths:
4 Ways Psychopathic Women Differ
Behaviour
Relationship characteristics
Underlying psychological causes
Different social norms
Final thoughts
Janey Davies, B.A. (Hons)
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Content: Underlying psychological causes
Men are obviously more physically aggressive than women. So, when you look at men and women in prison, the convictions reflect this. Men are convicted of violence-related crimes. Whereas women are in prison for drugs and prostitution. There is a similar correlation between female psychopaths and the kind of crimes they commit. For instance, women don’t tend to rape or murder. “When it comes to the sex differences in ratio it’s really large — nine males for every female murderer. So I would think you’d get that with male and female psychopathy too.” Adrian Raine, a professor of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania
However, some women do kill. Moreover, there are similarities between those that do.