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   Which Professions Have The Most Psychopaths?    
      
   July 30, 2013    
      
   Are there 'successful psychopaths' amongst us?    
      
   According to a survey conducted by psychologist Kevin Dutton--called the Great   
   British Psychopath Survey--here are the top 10 professions with the most   
   psychopaths:    
      
      
        
   CEO    
   Lawyer    
   Media (TV/Radio)    
   Salesperson    
   Surgeon    
   Journalist    
   Police Officer    
   Clergyperson    
   Chef    
   Civil Servant    
   And here are the professions with the least psychopaths:    
      
   Care Aide    
   Nurse    
   Therapist    
   Craftsperson    
   Beautician/Stylist    
   Charity Worker    
   Teacher    
   Creative Artist    
   Doctor    
   Accountant    
   Although people tend to think of psychopaths as killers--indeed about 15-25%   
   of people in prison are psychopaths--in fact many people with psychopathic   
   tendencies are not criminals.    
      
   Here are some of the traits of psychopaths:    
      
   Self-confident    
   Cold-hearted    
   Manipulative    
   Fearless    
   Charming    
   Cool under pressure    
   Egocentric    
   Carefree    
   If you look through the list of professions, then you can see how a few of   
   these traits might be useful.    
      
   None of this means that every CEO or lawyer is a psychopath, nor should the   
   suggestion be that having psychopathic tendencies is helpful in any of these   
   jobs (although it may be!).    
      
      
        
   Rather, there is an overlap between psychopathic personality traits and the   
   types of people who go into those professions.    
      
   Successful psychopath?    
      
   A few people try to talk up the benefits of psychopathic personality traits,   
   saying that there are such things as 'successful psychopaths': people who   
   benefit from being that way.    
      
   But many psychologists have questioned whether there really is such a thing as   
   a 'successful psychopath'.    
      
   That's because research has found that psychopaths generally do worse at the   
   things that are often associated with success: their relationships are worse,   
   they earn less money and do not generally attain high status (research   
   described in Stevens et al.,    
   2012).    
      
   Maybe the standard for a 'successful psychopath' should be lower. We should   
   simply be amazed that someone with little or no fear response, unlimited   
   confidence and without fellow-feeling can live outside of an institution, let   
   alone become a respected    
   professional.    
      
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