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Old 22nd July 2006, 14:16     #37
Draco T Bastard
 
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Originally Posted by seanfish
Articles which I can't read without subscribing to "premium content", and also according to you do not demonstrate the original research you're referring to. Furthermore, the NZ Herald is not a specialist science journal by any stretch of the imagination. Again, please reference.
http://www.psychology.org.nz/industr...Psychopath.htm

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No. If they were only able to use those same strategies, they would be. Psychopaths are stuck in their condition. Manipulation is the main weapon in the psychopath's arsenal, yet in my role as a team leader I must often consider how best to motivate my staff, which is definitely a form of manipulation. I can tell you that a caring, sharing, open and honest approach does not work with every staff member. Does this make me a psychopath? Only if I cannot leave that role when I walk out the door. Only if I feel a need to manage every part of my staff's life.
Pointing out 1 or 2 aspects isn't going to prove anything which is why I said it would be a good indication and not an outright diagnosis.

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Is a businessman who hides the truth in negotiation a psychopath? No he's a good businessman using established means to gain competitive advantage, unless hiding the truth is the way he deals with everyone in his life.
I wouldn't call him a good businessman - a liar and a cheat maybe but definately not a good businessman.

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Or reference an actual, scientifically-based study.
I did - I just didn't realise that you wouldn't be able to access them.
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