You're likely a psychopath if you showed three key traits as a child

"Psychopathy is a personality disorder where people lack empathy, act selfishly, and may behave in harmful or criminal ways. Viding's research doesn't mean kids with certain alarming traits will definitely become dangerous psychopaths, but it did identify the early warning signs that could lead to problems if not addressed. These behaviors were different from the typical actions of a 'naughty child,' such as throwing tantrums or not sharing with friends."

"Instead, these children have what's called conduct disorder combined with callous-unemotional (CU) traits. This means they don't feel bad when they hurt others, struggle to connect their actions to the punishments they receive, and don't enjoy making others happy. For example, Viding said if a child hits another kid and takes their toy, most children will feel guilty seeing the other child cry, but these kids wouldn't."

"Viding and her team studied young children, including twins, to see if these behaviors are influenced by genetics, traits passed down from parents to their offspring, or the environment in which each child was raised. They observed how the kids reacted to someone else's emotions and how they handled frustration. The researchers also analyzed brain activity and physical signs, such as heart rate, to see how the children processed emotions differently."

Children as young as three can display behaviors linked to future psychopathy. Psychopathy involves lack of empathy, selfishness, and potential harmful or criminal behavior. Some children show conduct disorder with callous-unemotional (CU) traits, including not feeling bad when hurting others, difficulty connecting actions to punishment, and not enjoying others' happiness. Such children may not feel guilty when causing others' distress. Research including twin studies examined genetic and environmental influences, measured reactions to others' emotions and frustration, and analyzed brain activity and physiological signs like heart rate. Three early red flags include lack of emotional reaction to others' pain.

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