Are psychopaths necessarily bad people?

Not necessarily. There are many psychology studies that shown how people can have psychopathic traits but do not act criminally. It is also important to consider that a person may be classed as a psychopath due to trauma they have experienced, so was that person always a bad person or was they made a psychopath by a bad person?

Some "psychopaths" can be those who suffer from various mental health issues. But not all "psychopaths" are the same!

Nobody is necessarily a bad person, psychopaths need help and support just like everyone else. After all, it is a disorder.

Usually people think of psychopaths as bad people. They *can* mean well, but they are probably mentally ill and that prevents something from working. They do actions they might not even know they're doing.

In my experience, not all of them. Especially the young ones who just haven't quite figured themselves out yet, and are influenced by others.

no, being psychopathic just means that a person has more of an urge towards there primitive instinct of survival, making them have thoughts of suicide and homicide. however, some d not want these thoughts, so why would they be classed as bad people?

I personally don't think they are because they aren't necessarily the same as portrayed in movies. It's a personality disorder just as many others are.

They arent necessarily bad people. You just got to learn more about them and what they have been through in life in order to have become that way.

no,personally i think it really depends. psychopaths are like a mental illness that causes people to be like that. it is not really a person's personality.

No, they don't have to be bad people, most of them are just normal people who have to deal with problems haven't ever talked about. So the result is it frustration, feeling of being misunderstood etc.

No they aren't. Most psychopaths have a gene called the warrior gene, and have less activity in certain parts of the brain. However, there are many psychopaths out in the world who you wouldn't think would be one, most likely they are to be CEO type people. But not they aren't necessarily bad people, many psychopaths turn out to not actually do bad things in there life just like any other person.

I personally think psychopaths aren't all bad people. I believed that some of their violence actions are more due to the disorders of their brain on how they processed feeling, empathy, and sympathy. However, their actions of violence aren't meant to be ignored, but punishing them because of their dysfunction that turns to be their nature is kind of wrong for me, but we also can't let them walk around by thinking harming people is fine too. So I think we might need to help them learn how to live in the society and it's may due to how we educated them and our people. But this is only me- just a thought.

I got this from Psychology Today.com " Psychopathy is among the most difficult disorders to spot. The psychopath can appear normal, even charming. Underneath, he lacks conscience and empathy, making him manipulative, volatile and often (but by no means always) criminal. She is an object of popular fascination and clinical anguish: adult psychopathy is largely impervious to treatment, though programs are in place to treat callous, unemotional youth in hopes of preventing them from maturing into psychopaths. Psychopathy is a spectrum disorder and can be diagnosed only using the 20-item Hare Psychopathy Checklist. (The bar for clinical psychopathy is a score of 30 or more). Brain anatomy, genetics, and a person’s environment may all contribute to the development of psychopathic traits. The terms “psychopath” and “sociopath” are often used interchangeably, but in correct parlance a “sociopath” refers to a person with antisocial tendencies that are ascribed to social or environmental factors, whereas psychopathic traits are more innate, though a chaotic or violent upbringing may tip the scales for those already predisposed to behave psychopathically. Both constructs are most closely represented in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as Antisocial Personality Disorder." So not necessarily no, they are simply lacking in traits or abilities that others possess. Such as lacking empathy, it means they cannot understand your situation, your emotions or how to properly react to it. Often psychopaths are found to have bad pasts or environments which have lead them to become who they are. Sometimes psychopaths go down bad roads themselves but that does not mean they are always bad people. :)

Are psychopaths necessarily bad people depends on how you define the construct psychopaths and bad people. A psychopath is defined as, "a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior". If a human being is suffering from a chronic mental disorder it is not because they chose to have that disorder. Psychopathy can be dangerous if the person does not have their disorder under control. We may not choose who we are but we do have the free will to choose how we handle who we are. It is not for me to judge who is bad and who is good. We are all human beings that deserve as Carl Rogers describes it "unconditional positive regard". Any person with a violent tendency or history demands a cautiousness in their presence. I think understanding safety in this context is more important than determining good v. bad.

Psychopaths are not necessarily bad people they just lack empathy. Every single day you come across seven psychopaths. So if you say they are bad you are probably dead by now.

It depends on what you think makes someone bad. If it's based on someone's actions and behaviour, then many psychopaths aren't bad. Psychopathy is a mental disorder that they cannot help and having that type of disorder/personality is something they likely wish they didn't have, if they're aware of it. I don't feel that someone is a bad person with psychopathy, unless they do allow themselves to start treating people and even animals badly.

No one is bad, everyone has something good inside. Don't judge people easily, give them a chance, listen and help

It honestly depends on what they do, how they do it and if they continue wanting to do what they do. Some people can have psychopath tendencies but never do anything with them and that's a good thing and we need to help those who do have them but are heading down bad paths with it.

I don't know what to answer this, at least properly/with full data. I know very little about psychopaths (the basics and what I've learned from the TV show Criminal Minds), and if my info is correct sometimes those people are so mentally disturbed that they're not aware of what they do (or if they are, they just don't think as a regular people and don't see what's wrong in doing that), therefore they can't be responsibilized or sentenceed by a normal court, but instead to mental hospitals or clinics.

In my opinion no ,however I understand why people think there bad myself once thought that but I believe everyone has good in them but they need the right people and resources to get back on track and improve

My understanding: They are people whose brain wiring has some issues that hinder them from discerning rights from wrongs

A person can become psychopathic due to hereditary influences, how they are nurtured, just having a personality that leans towards psychopathic tendencies or both. Nobody chooses intentionally chooses to be a psychopath, the same way someone suffering from cancer does not choose to suffer from cancer, so no. Depending on their relationships and values, they are still able to seek help for their behaviours and so forth, however.

No. They are people who have problems probably from family or friends or from the past that needs help.

I don't believe psychopaths are bad people. I believe that are misunderstood. Psychopaths are people who have been hurt really badly and did not heal. They learned to cope by doing bad things.

no not necessarily they are human beings and they can be good people it's not their fault they are like this

Psychopaths aren't necessarily bad people. They have been through bad experiences in their life and possibly never received help for those experiences or issues. Yes there are some who choose their actions, but they are still human and need help from those who are experienced and could help them.

Psychopaths are not necessarily bad people because they aren't doing violent actions on purpose or trying to violate any rules it's more like as much as they want to positively change and help others, they can't because how much they're going through on their own.

They're not basically bad people, but they don't feel emphaty, which is a moral compass. Without it, psychopatic people can't dicern right from wrong, and they mostly look for their own benefit, regardles of other peoples' emotions.

No. Psychopaths aren't bad people. Yet, due to the lack of empathy and remorse they feel, this isn't down to their character. It can not be helped. It is an illness.

No, not always. psychopaths are people who cannot control there mental well being and react differently. There is always a way to heal.