What is a person who has no empathy called?

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asked Mar 23, 2022 in Mental Health by Bengough (700 points)
What is a person who has no empathy called?

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answered Mar 25, 2022 by Avarado (27,970 points)
A person who has no empathy is called either a psychopath or a narcissistic or both depending on their personality and how there thinking is and how their brain is wired.

Some people who have no empathy are just narcissistic and some people are both a narcissistic and psychopath.

Psychopathy is the personality disorder that is characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse.

Psychopathy is characterized by diagnostic features such as superficial charm, high intelligence, poor judgment and failure to learn from experience, pathological egocentricity and incapacity for love, lack of remorse or shame, impulsivity, grandiose sense of self-worth, pathological lying, manipulative behavior, poor ..

A narcissistic is a personally type that has no empathy.

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is associated with an assortment of characteristics that undermine interpersonal functioning.

A lack of empathy is often cited as the primary distinguishing feature of NPD.

A narcissistic personality is when someone has an inflated sense of self importance and mostly cares about themselves or only cares about themselves and not others.

Narcissistic personality disorder is found more commonly in men than woman although woman can have narcissistic personality disorder as well.

The cause of narcissistic personality disorder is unknown but it likely involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder include an excessive need for admiration, disregard for others' feelings, an inability to handle any criticism, and a sense of entitlement.

The narcissistic personality disorder needs to be diagnosed by a professional.

Treatment for narcissistic personality disorder involves talk therapy.

Some ways you can tell that someone is a narcissistic include.

Sense of Entitlement.

A common sign of people with narcissism is the belief that they are superior to others and deserve special treatment.

Manipulative Behavior. Another common trait of narcissism is manipulative or controlling behavior.

Need for Admiration.

Lack of Empathy.

Different types of narcissism, whether overt, covert, communal, antagonistic, or malignant, can affect how you see yourself and interact with others.

Common narcissistic traits include having a strong sense of self-importance, experiencing fantasies about fame or glory, exaggerating self abilities, craving admiration, exploiting others, and lacking empathy.

While male narcissists might be more outwardly recognizable, female narcissists do exist.

They tend to be more manipulative socially and can be just as vindictive as a male narcissist.

They tend to play the victim, be overly jealous and competitive, superficial, and overbearing.

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