EARLY BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS - A variety of behaviors prior to age 13, including lying, theft, cheating, vandalism, bullying, sexual activity, fire-setting, glue-sniffing, alcohol use, and running away from home.
PROMISCUOUS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR - A variety of brief, superficial relations, numerous affairs, and an indiscriminate selection of sexual partners the maintenance of several relationships at the same time a history of attempts to sexually coerce others into sexual activity or taking great pride at discussing sexual exploits or conquests.
POOR BEHAVIORAL CONTROLS - Expressions of irritability, annoyance, impatience, threats, aggression, and verbal abuse inadequate control of anger and temper acting hastily.
PARASITIC LIFESTYLE - An intentional, manipulative, selfish, and exploitative financial dependence on others as reflected in a lack of motivation, low self-discipline, and inability to begin or complete responsibilities.
CALLOUSNESS and LACK OF EMPATHY - A lack of feelings toward people in general cold, contemptuous, inconsiderate, and tactless.
SHALLOW AFFECT - Emotional poverty or a limited range or depth of feelings interpersonal coldness in spite of signs of open gregariousness.
This item is usually demonstrated by a disdain for one’s victims.
LACK OF REMORSE OR GUILT - A lack of feelings or concern for the losses, pain, and suffering of victims a tendency to be unconcerned, dispassionate, cold-hearted, and non-empathic.
CONNING AND MANIPULATIVENESS - The use of deceit and deception to cheat, con, or defraud others for personal gain distinguished from Item #4 in the degree to which exploitation and callous ruthlessness is present, as reflected in a lack of concern for the feelings and suffering of one’s victims.
PATHOLOGICAL LYING - Can be moderate or high in moderate form, they will be shrewd, crafty, cunning, sly, and clever in extreme form, they will be deceptive, deceitful, underhanded, unscrupulous, manipulative, and dishonest.
They fail to work at the same job for any length of time, for example, or to finish tasks that they consider dull or routine. Psychopaths often have low self-discipline in carrying tasks through to completion because they get bored easily.
NEED FOR STIMULATION or PRONENESS TO BOREDOM - An excessive need for novel, thrilling, and exciting stimulation taking chances and doing things that are risky.
Psychopaths are arrogant people who believe they are superior human beings.
GRANDIOSE SELF-WORTH - A grossly inflated view of one’s abilities and self-worth, self-assured, opinionated, cocky, a braggart.
They have freed themselves from the social conventions about taking turns in talking, for example. Psychopathic charm is not in the least shy, self-conscious, or afraid to say anything.
GLIB and SUPERFICIAL CHARM - The tendency to be smooth, engaging, charming, slick, and verbally facile.
This information is meant to give you an overview and it’s something you can use as a tool to assess yourself and to use wisely when assessing others. With that in mind, please do not read through the traits and instantly analyze everyone in your life. Hare’s own chagrin, he has been duped by many psychopaths. Hare spends much time with each prisoner and consequently, scores them to his best abilities.