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Human predators populate our society.

Psychopaths are human predators.

They coerce, manipulate, lie, steal, defraud, abuse, and take life, without feeling guilt or remorse.

A leading expert on psychopathy, Robert Hare, estimates that 1% of people are psychopaths,

while the clinical psychologist Martha Stout suggests this figure is closer to 4%.

Studies indicate that psychopaths are overrepresented in the corporate executive world and in politics.

In this video, we are going to explore the psychology of the psychopath, as this knowledge can help us minimize the damage they inflict on us,

those we care about, and humanity at large.

Compared with other major clinical disorders, little systemic research has been devoted to

psychopathy, even though it is responsible for far more social distress and disruption than

all other psychiatric disorders combined, writes Robert Hare.

Psychopaths are found in every segment of society, and there is a good chance that you will have a painful or humiliating encounter with one.

Your best defense is to understand the nature of these human predators.

Individuals such as Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, or Jeffrey Dahmer are who come to mind when most people think of the

psychopath, and while such individuals are psychopathic, they represent an extreme of this disorder.

Most psychopaths, rather than committing violent crimes, engage in immoral acts that fly under the

radar of the criminal justice system. They will abuse family

members or neglect their well-being. They will cheat others out of money, pathologically lie,

or manipulate others for selfish ends. Many people know nothing about this disorder,

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