The Difference Between Sociopaths, Psychopaths, and Narcissists! Featuring Dr. James Fallon's Interview "Life as a Nonviolent Psychopath"

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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One of the requests that I receive the most is to do an episode on psychopaths vs. sociopaths or narcissists. In this episode, I cover all three, including a fascinating article in The Atlantic, "Life as a Nonviolent Psychopath" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/life-as-a-nonviolent-psychopath/282271/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/01/life-as-a-nonviolent-psychopath/282271/) where interviewer Judith Ohikuare talks to American neuroscientist Dr. James Fallon. Dr. Fallon is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior and emeritus professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Fallon found an amazing discovery when he looked at functional brain scans of a control group for Alzheimer's research alongside scans of violent murderers. This discovery led him to write the book "The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain." https://amzn.to/33fozhN (https://amzn.to/33fozhN) I also reference Dr. Traci Stein's article from Psychology Today "Narcissist or Sociopath? Similarities, Differences and Signs" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-integrationist/201608/narcissist-or-sociopath-similarities-differences-and-signs (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-integrationist/201608/narcissist-or-sociopath-similarities-differences-and-signs) as well as an article that briefly describes the differences between a sociopath and a psychopath https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/psychopath/psychopath-vs-sociopath-what-s-the-difference (https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/psychopath/psychopath-vs-sociopath-what-s-the-difference) Tony Overbay's new book, co-authored with author Joshua Shea (The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships https://amzn.to/2O0KxAd (https://amzn.to/2O0KxAd)) He's A Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions, is now available on Amazon, you can find it here https://amzn.to/2KylIcz And you can find out more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com (http://pathbackrecovery.com) And visit http://tonyoverbay.com (http://tonyoverbay.com) and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts. The Virtual Couch is sponsored by http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) Betterhelp.com is the world's leading provider of online therapy. Their mission is to make professional counseling accessible, affordable, and convenient, so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help, anytime, anywhere. Head to http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) for 10% off your first month of services.

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0:00.0	Coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch, don't let the title fool you.
0:05.0	Sociopaths, Psychopaths, Narcissist, Oh my.
0:07.7	We're going to talk about these different Cluster B personality disorders.
0:12.9	But in particular, we're going to focus on an interview in the Atlantic featuring Dr. James
0:18.1	Fallon.
0:19.0	And the interviews title, Life is a Nonviolent Psychopath, which is going to shed a lot of light on just even the idea of what makes a psychopath nature versus nurture.
0:29.2	And we're going to dig a little bit deeper into the concept of personality disorders, these cluster B personality disorders that tend to have a flare for the dramatic.
0:38.2	And I think that this will bring a lot of awareness to somebody that feels like they might be in a relationship with somebody who might struggle with a personality disorder.
0:45.7	If they feel like somebody in their family might struggle with a personality disorder.
0:49.2	But some of the true gold here is in this interview with Dr. James Fallon where he talks about kind of
0:55.7	coming to an awareness that his behavior was not what he wanted it to be, especially with those
1:00.7	that he cared for. So I feel like there's just a lot that you can learn today if you've ever
1:05.7	wondered about any of these or feel like you're dealing with any of these types of personalities
1:10.6	in your life.
1:11.9	So that and plenty more coming up on the virtual couch.
1:24.2	Hey, before we get started today, I do want to talk about my friends at betterhelp.com.
1:28.8	Now, I typically read emails that I receive from listeners, and those emails are fantastic.
1:34.2	I think my point there was I wanted people to recognize that they are getting help through
1:38.8	betterhelp.com, specifically betterhelp.com slash virtual couch.
1:42.9	But I was listening to BetterHelp.com has ads on a lot of different podcasts, a lot of my
1:47.5	favorite podcasts.
1:48.6	And I was listening to one of the reads of the ad.
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