In psychology we mean psychopaths when we talk about those people with antisocial personality disorder. These people are characterized by being unable to experience those emotional components that constitute personal and interpersonal behavior.
They present behavior patterns in which their base is a constant contempt and violation of the rights of others. According to Hare (1970), two types of psychopaths can be found: the primary ones, incapable of establishing relationships and showing any feelings of guilt (known as pure), and secondary ones, which can show remorse before their acts.
In Psychology-Online we know how complicated it can be to deal with these types of individuals, so throughout this article you will find curiosities about their behavior, specifically, how psychopaths react when abandoned.
Index
- What makes a psychopath angry
- What happens when you leave a psychopath
- What happens when you reject a psychopath
- How a psychopath acts in the face of abandonment
What makes a psychopath angry.
When you are close to a psychopathic person, you have to measure very well the words, actions and behaviors that are said and done with respect to him, because they are extremely susceptible people. It is not surprising that the psychopath can become very offended by a completely innocent comment.
However, the problem is not that they feel offended, but their attitude towards this offense. They get disproportionately angry at the event itself and go from 0 to 100 in milliseconds. Their reactions can be exaggerated and also without knowing very well the reasons why it has happened.
The main problem of psychopaths is their inability to inhibit maladaptive behaviorsTherefore, in situations of rage and anger, they act in the first way that comes to mind. Usually with aggressive and violent behaviors.
Therefore, you cannot say exactly a series of actions that trigger your anger, but rather it depends on how the psychopath perceives what you say or do.
What happens when you leave a psychopath.
Before leaving a psychopath, you must be very clear that nothing that has happened between you has been your fault, because one of the most used resources by psychopaths is act like victims so they feel sorry for them.
You also have to be careful with your words, because an advantage that these types of people enjoy is being very talkative and convincingTherefore, even if he tries to regain power over you through words and promises, you have to be strong and show him that you will be fine without him or her in your life. Show him that you don't need it.
A tip to be able to act correctly and not "suffer" the consequences of leaving a psychopath, is to go to a specialist. This will provide you with the necessary tools to avoid falling back into their networks as well as help you reconnect with the rest of the people around you. The latter has to do with the fact that psychopaths achieve power over the victim by separating them from other people.
What happens when you reject a psychopath.
The psychopathic personality has been associated with an exaggerated self-worth and self-esteem, so when they feel rejected they tend to act aggressively because they are not able to understand how someone can refuse to be with them.
However, unlike the reasons why the rest of the people we can feel bad or upset when we are rejected a psychopath the fact of being rejected is completely indifferent. They just get angry because they don't want to accept that rejection itself.
After an interview with Dr James Fallon, a neuroscientist and recognized prosocial psychopath, he indicated that, for him, rejection is not a problem. For his person, rejection can make him feel bad for about two seconds and after that, he will automatically start looking for a way to fix it.
How a psychopath acts in the face of abandonment.
The psychopath conceives in his mind the idea that the victim is his property, so the moment he feels abandoned will try to get it back by all possible means. Since they are not aware of the consequences of their actions, people with psychopathic personality They try to get back into contact with the other person to such an extent that they go on to harass them.
They act following his victims, sending them messages, letters, calling them repeatedly throughout the day. During this stage they will not act aggressively since their main objective is to make the other person fall back into their networks.
However, it should be noted that, if during this period someone appears in your life from whom you could obtain a greater benefit, the psychopath will quickly forget of which he had been his victim to focus all his attention on the new individual.
In this article you will find how a psychopath is formed.
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