Can one evolve into a psychopath during adulthood?!

Psychopath!? No!. Psychopathy is a neural problem (they think) as much as it is a nuture problem!. A psychopath feels no remorse, no guilt, no empathy, no pity - and has extreme difficulty even understand that others do, let alone WHY!. They come in two flavours!. Those who function as a normal human would, they have families, hold down jobs!. And those who don't function and may be violent or psychotic!.

Psychopathy is usually present from a very young age, but sociopathy can be learned at any age and can be a response ot many different stimuli!.

It could be a level of stress on the body and brain that the individual simply can't cope with!. Torture victims can become sociopathic, sometimes it happens as a form of self defense to prevent repeated emotional damage!. I think it can even be chemical!. Abuse or rape victims - as well as people who are simply pushed too far and 'crack!.'

A sociopath recognises that there are such things as empathy, pity and guilt, and chooses not to feel them - as well as choosing not to obey certain rules or codes of ethics!.

Note, this is a very complex field!. Not every criteria will apply to every sociopathic individual - some sociopaths can feel guilt, for example, others can't!. It depends on the person, and the severity and cause of the disorder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Yes, absolutely!. There are several possibilities here!. First, a traumatic event could leave the person detached and disconnected emotionally from the world (like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)!. Barring that, a person can mimic normal emotional activities but never really feel a true emotional connection, then exploit that later in life (sociopaths!.) Finally, mood disorders that are not treated (like Bipolar disorder) can eventually pull a person away from reality to the point that some behaviors seem perfectly normal to them!. However, most people who "crack" later in life do have some sort of predisposition brought on by their environment or childhood, even though they might not even realize it!. In general, this takes the form of some sort of latent trait that rears its head later in life!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Well first of all they wouldn't be "completely normal"!. Mental disorders disturb different areas of the brain, so the brain of a person w/ a mental disorder would have a different looking brain that a 'normal' person!.

First of all, 'psychopath' is a person with Antisocial Personality Disorder!. To be classified with the disorder, one must have AT LEAST 3 of the 7 symptoms:

1!. Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest;
2!. Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeatedly lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure;
3!. Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead;
4!. Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults;
5!. Reckless disregard for safety of self or others;
6!. Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations;
7!. Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another!.

To answer your basic question, yes!.
The reason is that biological or genetic factors may play a role!.
Also, not enough or TOO MUCH praise as a child may lead to such behaviors!.

It is a very RARE mental disorder less than 1% of American's have it!.

*But remember, to be diagnosed the person has to be at least 18 years of age as well as have a documented history of some type of conduct disorder before the age of 15!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Hi there buddy Zubin & Spring published their paper outlining the Stress:Vulnerability model of mental disorder (Zubin & Spring 1977)!.
The paper is quite detailed but the principle is simple enough!. Briefly put the idea is that people become ill when the stress they face becomes more than they can cope with!. Also, people

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