What's Really Happening in the Brain of a Psychopath?

Is the brain of a psychopath different? Is that what enables them to do things that others wouldn't dream of?
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0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - What is psychopathy?
2:05 - Psychopath but not murderer?
3:02 - Empathy in the brain
4:36 - The grandiose brain
5:28 - Here's the issue
5:54 - Am I a psychopath?

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  • @ssarthicc
    @ssarthicc2 жыл бұрын

    im happy that your channel is growing!!! 100k this year for sure

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @watchinvideos
    @watchinvideos2 жыл бұрын

    Brain is such an interesting and complex thing. People use it every day and they may not even be aware of all the processes going on in their brain.

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely!

  • @user-nd6ok4ez6e

    @user-nd6ok4ez6e

    2 ай бұрын

    Said by the brain

  • @THEENERGYINHALER

    @THEENERGYINHALER

    26 күн бұрын

    Not me, I use my brain every other day

  • @A.Isabel
    @A.Isabel2 жыл бұрын

    I like it when people point out that not all of them are murderers, there is such a stigma towards psychopaths. We can't treat people like monsters when they did not choose to be born different. Temple Grandin says "The world need all kind of minds" and I agree, the example of the surgeon was a good one. We can all be useful, and there is bad people even among those that are considered "normal".

  • @kingsleyobi7057

    @kingsleyobi7057

    Жыл бұрын

    That kind of mindset towards psychopaths is just wrong. They didn't choose to be built that way, yes, but it doesn't make them any less dangerous. They're dangerous and should be treated so. The thing is that they don't even care about how you treat them. They don't feel bad.

  • @kingsleyobi7057

    @kingsleyobi7057

    Жыл бұрын

    There are crimes that may not be criminalized by the constitution. Things like manipulation, gaslighting, bullying, inveigling etc. Those things mentioned is not a joke to the victim at the receiving end.

  • @kingsleyobi7057

    @kingsleyobi7057

    Жыл бұрын

    They're not always super bad but one should stay away from them because they're unpredictable. I wouldn't want a close relationship with even that doctor. Yes he does good work but still.

  • @achillesglacia7700

    @achillesglacia7700

    11 ай бұрын

    You can never trust a psychopath, one day they could poison you and charm their way restart somewhere else and not even remember you or care that you're dead.

  • @emipopescu3257

    @emipopescu3257

    9 ай бұрын

    "psychopaths" are not a race that needs to be accepted and integrated. A psychopath is not a stray doggie looking for acceptance and warm cuddles. Psychopaths are simply people who suffer of a mental deviancy who need to be treated, hopefully in the near future when we'd be able to learn more about the human brain and how to fix such "bugs".

  • @TheOtherMrEd
    @TheOtherMrEd27 күн бұрын

    We understand empathy just fine, we just don't have it. It's not that we don't recognize other people's emotions, anxiety, etc., it's just that we don't share them viscerally. Our understanding of them is disinterested and clinical. We still have access to all our rational faculties when we process that kind of information (like danger) which is why we don't panic and can stay clear headed.

  • @mac-ju5ot
    @mac-ju5otАй бұрын

    Im glad u point out that they don't get empathy....or recognize the facial expressions.

  • @CodyWright-pq3eq

    @CodyWright-pq3eq

    14 күн бұрын

    Actually studies show that they're more adept at recognizing facial features. Especially fear.

  • @RaiderCat12
    @RaiderCat1210 ай бұрын

    I don’t like noticing that I fit in about 80% of the boxes in the checklist and knowing that no doctor ever diagnosed me as a psychopath.

  • @oneafteranother4588

    @oneafteranother4588

    9 ай бұрын

    They aren’t going to diagnose you without any knowledge beforehand

  • @RaiderCat12

    @RaiderCat12

    9 ай бұрын

    @@oneafteranother4588 Yeah, I guess I ain’t much of a psycho.

  • @indestructible247

    @indestructible247

    8 ай бұрын

    what's a *_paychopath?_*

  • @RaiderCat12

    @RaiderCat12

    8 ай бұрын

    @@indestructible247 Sorry, I corrected it.

  • @AGMI9

    @AGMI9

    Ай бұрын

    @@RaiderCat12 you would be indifferent if you were actually a psychopath, so you are all good

  • @MsTsuyu
    @MsTsuyu6 ай бұрын

    You forgot to mention that ‘we’ feel the need to feed the Emptiness inside us… that’s the only Thing we feel most. The Emptiness.

  • @Punicia

    @Punicia

    5 ай бұрын

    It’s because of the lack of inner personality structure. Normal people develop a “preset” personality that sticks with them the rest of their life. Psychos have no such thing and that’s why they say they’re like reptiles.

  • @AGMI9

    @AGMI9

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Punicia yea I call myself a chameleon

  • @AGMI9

    @AGMI9

    4 ай бұрын

    boredom/emptiness ever present

  • @TheFriendlyPsychopath

    @TheFriendlyPsychopath

    Ай бұрын

    Emptiness? Speak for yourself, where do you get this “we” from?.I never expected emptiness before, not even a little bit. You sound like a depressive person.

  • @Stiingrey
    @Stiingrey2 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff! Really appreciate the top quality, keep it up we’re rooting for you.

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Marco! ❤️

  • @mayatudose1076
    @mayatudose10762 жыл бұрын

    you have a really great way of approaching a subject. loved it!

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Maya!

  • @IISN1P35II
    @IISN1P35II2 жыл бұрын

    Top quality videos my guy, solid information presented cleanly in a very impressive manner. I don't know what "it" Is, but you most definitely have got it. Keep it up, I would like to follow your future success. :)

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much! Really appreciate this feedback

  • @gudduentertains
    @gudduentertains2 жыл бұрын

    I am on the mild spectrum.

  • @Ahn.z
    @Ahn.z2 жыл бұрын

    Wow just came across your channel, great quality videos. Keep it up mate.

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, will do!

  • @yukirasdiary
    @yukirasdiary2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this informative video. It was really interesting!

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad you liked it!

  • @dianamestre4467
    @dianamestre4467Ай бұрын

    Is 17 in the check list considerated normal?

  • @dr.paulwilliam7447
    @dr.paulwilliam74472 жыл бұрын

    Mother-in-law was a goddamn psychopath. Never cared about others, only about herself, and very violent towards my wife in her childhood. Totally fits the bad type…

  • @CodyWright-pq3eq

    @CodyWright-pq3eq

    14 күн бұрын

    Maybe you're wife's the actual psychopath. A liar.

  • @omchhabra4503
    @omchhabra45032 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are really great i wonder why KZread is not showing them in recommendation

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Focussing on the content, hoping the algorithm will favour me eventually! Took 11 months for the reading vid to take off

  • @aswx52
    @aswx52 Жыл бұрын

    Colorful emotional people who look through the spectrums and involve others are the danger

  • @detox_motivation.
    @detox_motivation.2 жыл бұрын

    Great video Man hope you don't go away from KZread again

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, trying to balance it is difficult but I'm going to keep it up!

  • @ghostqueen2082
    @ghostqueen20828 күн бұрын

    I currently live with my ex who I was able to test using the Hare's diagnostic tool; it was like a Tetris moment finally everything I've been experiencing and dealing with for 30 years made sense...I wish I'd had access to life-saving knowledge like this in my formative years as forewarned is fore armed.

  • @frazebean5117
    @frazebean51172 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is so underrated! Subbed.

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @frazebean5117

    @frazebean5117

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JackClose :D

  • @philsteavenson
    @philsteavenson2 жыл бұрын

    Loved this one

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man!

  • @Vorbiz
    @Vorbiz8 ай бұрын

    as a diagnosed phychopath this was very interresting, but I'd like to feel something, anything.....

  • @jasminebarratt1809
    @jasminebarratt18095 ай бұрын

    Very interesting thank you

  • @beautyschooldropout5781
    @beautyschooldropout57813 ай бұрын

    I scored myself as a 24 on the psychopathy checklist. Maybe I should look at getting a diagnosis.

  • @EllaCharlotteJones
    @EllaCharlotteJones2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video!!!!

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much!

  • @DanT288
    @DanT2882 жыл бұрын

    Good topic 👏

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    thanks!

  • @laurimakkonen4292
    @laurimakkonen42927 ай бұрын

    Psychopathy is a form of antisocial personality disorder and person who is not committing antisocial behavior is not a psychopath, but rather can posses other neurological anomalities which are similar looking as psychopaths from PET scan. It is false to tell that surgery or business leaders who have "cold blood" are psychopaths. Psychopaths are very different than you explain here.

  • @banglaanimeproject9036

    @banglaanimeproject9036

    5 ай бұрын

    You don't know nothing my guy.

  • @GirlStrong-op9bg

    @GirlStrong-op9bg

    4 ай бұрын

    @@banglaanimeproject9036 This sentence is grammatically incorrect. It is not correct to add two negatives

  • @CodyWright-pq3eq
    @CodyWright-pq3eq14 күн бұрын

    They recognize facial features alright. They just don't have the same internal response to them. Studies actually show they're much more adept at recognizing fear in a facial expression.

  • @naturallaw52
    @naturallaw528 ай бұрын

    Way more than 1 in 100

  • @jackieboib
    @jackieboib3 ай бұрын

    i've learned from Robert Greene that in order to defend yourself and truly live a fulfilling life, you almost have to be a psychopath. Even Batman had to become the thing he feared most

  • @MusiicRoolz

    @MusiicRoolz

    3 ай бұрын

    that is not what a psychopath is 😂

  • @jackieboib

    @jackieboib

    3 ай бұрын

    @MusiicRoolz I don't know what you mean, what's not what a psychopath is?

  • @goldendiamon

    @goldendiamon

    Ай бұрын

    I even fear fighting back cuz whenever I feel no remorse when mistreated,I do feel there is an air of spirit moving in my hands and the spirit laughs at me and I don't know why my brain feels thrilled even if I do want to feel remorse,it feels like I saw my soul in a brush stroke like a painting whenever I fight someone and something deep inside just laughed...So that's why I control my anger and divert my mind to other positive things and my healthy hobbies to not be a psychopath.

  • @user-wg6im5th7r
    @user-wg6im5th7r9 ай бұрын

    Ceo's checklist

  • @AndyHunt182
    @AndyHunt1822 жыл бұрын

    Cool vid 😎 what about one on cheese dreams?

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like this idea, on it!

  • @specialone6731
    @specialone673122 күн бұрын

    I think I’m normal but i can turn my empathy off just like that. Anybody else?

  • @KelechIwuaba
    @KelechIwuaba2 жыл бұрын

    Its a very interesting question

  • @Niko-yl3du
    @Niko-yl3du7 ай бұрын

    Got 22 points on that checklist and few times when I had hard time picking 1 or 2 I chose 1. Should I be worried? I'm happy where my life is going.

  • @Punicia

    @Punicia

    5 ай бұрын

    Just don’t kill anyone. There are so many more psychopaths than we are told and it’s definitely more than 1%. The best ones use the finest mask of sanity

  • @forestofgloom1353

    @forestofgloom1353

    4 ай бұрын

    got 29, but there isn't a checklist reference anywhere;(

  • @AGMI9

    @AGMI9

    4 ай бұрын

    if you are worried, you arent a psychopath

  • @crazyghost6859
    @crazyghost68599 ай бұрын

    I have 30 in hare checklist So what does it mean

  • @SoniaProteau-cj6tk
    @SoniaProteau-cj6tk5 ай бұрын

    Never confront them , if you just look down or smile act unbothered and don t give them attention.

  • @rollmeister
    @rollmeister2 ай бұрын

    My psychopathy makes all into mere pawns on the chessboard of life to be played as I see fit.

  • @TheFriendlyPsychopath
    @TheFriendlyPsychopathАй бұрын

    In my experience and opinion me being born with psychopathy is not what’s wrong with me, it’s what’s right with me.

  • @Jan-hu1hk
    @Jan-hu1hk Жыл бұрын

    i scored 30 on the hare list, then i did it again and i scored 28, what does that mean? didnt see myself as psychopath

  • @spellen1122

    @spellen1122

    Жыл бұрын

    I scored 13 😅

  • @Jan-hu1hk

    @Jan-hu1hk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@spellen1122 lol

  • @Punicia

    @Punicia

    5 ай бұрын

    You have to actually commit a crime to be diagnosed as a psychopath so until then you are not one. That’s why I say there are many more psychos than they would let us believe

  • @Thundralight
    @Thundralight2 жыл бұрын

    What about drugs like MDMA which is referred sometimes to as the empathy drug.

  • @omarinheiropopeye

    @omarinheiropopeye

    Жыл бұрын

    What about mushrooms

  • @AGMI9

    @AGMI9

    Ай бұрын

    nope ive done plenty of MDMA and shrooms and doesnt change anything

  • @user-ox6nc6ly7f
    @user-ox6nc6ly7f4 ай бұрын

    i don't agree with lack of empathy, they have to feel and understand emotion to control people. but they don't care about them. they are tools.

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    4 ай бұрын

    It's interesting because I'd differentate between them understanding emotion and feeling it themselves. I'd also say they may feel some emotions and not all, and the extent to which they feel those emotions may be different to the rest of us!

  • @hugegamer8004

    @hugegamer8004

    Ай бұрын

    'Psychopath's have cognitive empathy, which is what you're referring to. Empathy refers to the contagious experience of discomfort or worse when witnessing it in others.

  • @dannyblaq9433
    @dannyblaq9433Ай бұрын

    As humans we think that we supposed to function the exact same but who is not to say that we are different species of human just like animals a poodle is a dog and so is a pitbull but yet they are very different from characteristics, temperament and function. A siamese cat is a cat but so is a tiger, yet very different because they serve different purposes. So why would humans not be the same, the equality mentality in humans is very flawed. We are not meant to do be and do the same things.

  • @tamasidinadze471
    @tamasidinadze4712 жыл бұрын

    New subscriber just joined the family 😎

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the journey! Looking forward to sharing more with you

  • @DisEnchantedPersons
    @DisEnchantedPersons3 ай бұрын

    I've seen the increase in pathology since the 90s. It's going to cause wars, civil unrest, injustice and eventually the fall of civilization, we're seeing it now.

  • @paulschwartz5202
    @paulschwartz52027 ай бұрын

    Should i be listening to you or the background music .

  • @CC-vw2ic
    @CC-vw2ic Жыл бұрын

    What’s the formal clinical term for “ Psychopathy” and no, it’s not Antisocial personality disorder

  • @mnop965
    @mnop965 Жыл бұрын

    You talk about how dangerous this peoples are Everyone is

  • @mdrnmslm
    @mdrnmslm2 жыл бұрын

    ПОЖАЛУЙСТА СДЕЛАЙТЕ ВИДОСЫ С СУБТИТРАМИ!!!!

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Will do (I had to google translate this)

  • @ch33fhavoc58
    @ch33fhavoc58 Жыл бұрын

    Im all but like two boxes!

  • @andreasul2608
    @andreasul2608Ай бұрын

    I check out on all except 2. But that's fine 🙂

  • @jusu8961
    @jusu89612 жыл бұрын

    i notice your videos have odd pacing compared to other videos like it, i dont know quite how but it feels off

  • @tyg-zw7nn
    @tyg-zw7nn2 ай бұрын

    I mean isn’t the standard society functioning psychopath just known as a narcissist lol. Probably a scale. I’m like the exact opposite of a psychopath. Hyperempath. I hate it.

  • @goldendiamon

    @goldendiamon

    Ай бұрын

    Don't take who you are for granted...Many psychopaths who take accountability for what they did prayed to have feelings,which is the reason why committing crimes is like being addicted to drugs for them.The frontal lobe and amygdala of their brain is broken which is why It hard for them even if they want to feel what empathy is like.m.It takes years for them to be sober from their intense urges to fight their addictions like how a drug addict fight against drug and alcohol addiction

  • @hero303-gameplayindonesia8

    @hero303-gameplayindonesia8

    Ай бұрын

    You might have bpd, might want to get that checked out

  • @annthhallaaa5819
    @annthhallaaa5819 Жыл бұрын

    Good content and it is easy to understand you, but then the music comes in and destroys the experience. Totally unnecessary with the music. Leave it out.

  • @MG-xl9tb
    @MG-xl9tb2 жыл бұрын

    Not distinguishing between Psychopaths in movies and literature and real life psychopaths .... is a mistake. You are going really deep, without clarifying the foundation.

  • @memecathar1263

    @memecathar1263

    Жыл бұрын

    How would it even take any guesswork to decide it’s an academic foundation? He clearly does the opposite of what your comment implies, while your comment appears as an entitled and narcissistic notion, likely born of jealousy? Perhaps you are a psychopath and don’t like his obvious disregard for your grandiosity? Read Beyond Good & Evil by Nietzsche if you’d like to feel better about yourself. Because all these people are full of bullshit, which is also a philosophical term worth googling.

  • @Bambino_60
    @Bambino_602 ай бұрын

    I’ll tell you, not much. More reaction than anything.

  • @Khattab99
    @Khattab992 жыл бұрын

    God damn

  • @Cannibalcocktails
    @Cannibalcocktails9 ай бұрын

    I had 29 on the test

  • @WhiteBoyMikey21
    @WhiteBoyMikey216 ай бұрын

    hm...

  • @roguehy
    @roguehy8 ай бұрын

    Psychopaths can have morals. Just because your brain is built differently, doesn’t mean you cant choose to hide it if it benefits you, such as if you want to go to heaven instead of hell. Pretty good incentive if you ask me

  • @washfish6483

    @washfish6483

    7 ай бұрын

    I doubt a psychopath would care about the existence of heaven and hell

  • @Punicia

    @Punicia

    5 ай бұрын

    They have their own set of morals but not that of society’s or general humanity

  • @AGMI9

    @AGMI9

    4 ай бұрын

    we only have morals until we dont or until they arent needed

  • @hugegamer8004

    @hugegamer8004

    Ай бұрын

    I'm fairly sure most religions dictate that god is aware of everything going on in your brain. Surely ''hiding it'' would be inconsequential, really all your saying is that they all want to enact moral deeds, which would seem untrue.

  • @roguehy

    @roguehy

    Ай бұрын

    I didn’t mean hide it from God, I meant some people are born psychopaths and others are made by this world and their choices. But the ones who didn’t choose this life can still choose to be productive members of society who refuse to feed their antisocial behaviors and animalistic desires, with God’s help. I’m not saying I have seen this happen, just sharing a personal belief that it is possible. Regardless, no one but the Creator can judge the heart. I think we should have love for our fellow humans, even and especially the ones who don’t know how to love you back. That’s all I meant to say, but I remember my words weren’t flowing that day. Edit: I am not excusing people who intentionally hurt others without feeling anything, just sharing hope.

  • @AriTre
    @AriTre2 жыл бұрын

    personally i prefer the thumbnails you had before

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback!

  • @4f2y_gt
    @4f2y_gt8 ай бұрын

    I got 35 points

  • @DM-xy7kh
    @DM-xy7kh3 ай бұрын

    I am not a psychopath

  • @andreasul2608

    @andreasul2608

    Ай бұрын

    Sounds like something a psycohopath would say

  • @THEENERGYINHALER

    @THEENERGYINHALER

    26 күн бұрын

    True, you're more of a lunatic not a psychopath

  • @kirkjohnson6638
    @kirkjohnson66382 ай бұрын

    I'll take unemotional people over emotional people any day.

  • @SharmOrganics
    @SharmOrganics2 жыл бұрын

    I am psycho

  • @James-xr9ky
    @James-xr9ky9 ай бұрын

    nah its gotta be like 1 in 50

  • @lisasilenzi
    @lisasilenzi7 ай бұрын

    I don’t want to be a psychopath but I think I am :(

  • @slaughterkvng3886

    @slaughterkvng3886

    6 ай бұрын

    Then you are not

  • @shadowraider964
    @shadowraider9644 ай бұрын

    Michael Myers syndrome

  • @lisasilenzi
    @lisasilenzi7 ай бұрын

    Author of this video, checks pathological lying also says I’m pretty sure I’m not a psychopath 😂😂😂

  • @Bond-Tanzy
    @Bond-Tanzy Жыл бұрын

    This analysis was done by ancient Hindus already. The west is just rediscovering or getting these ideas from Indian knowledge. Please check the theory of rajas, Tamara and satvik guans on which the varna system is based.

  • @keithstewart7514
    @keithstewart75145 ай бұрын

    One in 100? Your accent isn't the ONLY indicator that you're not from California... One in a hundred MAYBE in Nebraska, Oklahoma or something😊

  • @aswordsofthemist
    @aswordsofthemist Жыл бұрын

    Are you a certified m.d.? I can site you if you are

  • @kirkjohnson6638
    @kirkjohnson66382 ай бұрын

    Why not just ask Hillary?

  • @candlesinwoodenroom4888
    @candlesinwoodenroom4888 Жыл бұрын

    Everyone has different brains, we wouldve be all the same person otherwise.

  • @noureldeen9658
    @noureldeen9658 Жыл бұрын

    Jeffrey dahmer 😔

  • @JackClose

    @JackClose

    Жыл бұрын

    Watched the first ep of the new Netflix Series and couldn’t watch on!