These professions have the most psychopaths

These professions have the most psychopaths These professions have the most psychopaths CEO is the profession with the most psychopaths. But first off, psychopath doesn’t just mean someone who cuts you up with a chainsaw - though the majority of people who do things like that are psychopaths. What’s the definition? Psychopathy  is a  personality disorder  that has been variously described as characterized by shallow  emotions  (in particular reduced  fear),  stress tolerance,  lacking empathy, coldheartedness,  lacking guilt,  egocentricity,  superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility,  impulsivity  and  antisocial behaviors such as  parasitic lifestyle  and criminality. So which professions (other than axe murderer) have the most psychopaths? What about the least? Via The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success: Professions with the most psychopathy: CEO Lawyer Media (TV/Radio) Salesperson Surgeon Journalist Police Office Clergy Person Chef Civil Servent Professions with the least psychopathy: Care Aide Nurse Therapist Craftsperson Beautician / Stylist Charity Worker Teacher Creative Artist Doctor Accountant And the next thing that comes to mind is:  Why? Most of the professions on the right require human connection, dealing with feelings and most of them don’t offer much power. Psychopaths, by their very nature, would not be drawn to or very good at these things. On the other hand, most of the roles on the left do offer power and many require an ability to make objective, clinical decisions divorced from feelings. Psychopaths would be drawn to these roles and thrive there. That said… Chef? Really? I guess it pays to tread lightly around anyone who has a set of knives bearing their initials. Join over 205,000 readers.  Get a free weekly update via email  here. Related posts: How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done â€" 5 Expert Tips How To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior Expert New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful This article originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree.