Are psychopaths necessarily bad people?

No, psychopaths are not necessarily bad people. One should not be judged based on a medical diagnosis, some individuals are people that are kind and of good heart, even with a psychopath diagnosis.

Psychopaths aren't necessarily bad people, they're just different to others and are seen as outcasts and not normal.

Psychopaths are not necessarily bad people. Although they may experience life differently, they have the ability to live life like every other person. They may have actions that are frowned up, but so does everyone.

Not always. But they are often deeply damaged in many ways and no matter their intentions they are not fully able to blend into everyday life.

No, psychopaths aren't bad at all. Psychopathy is actually a personality disorder, which causes them to do bad things sometimes, due to lack of empathy, or conscience. Some people go over the edge when it comes to psychopathic tendencies and thoughts, due to a violent situation and upbringing.

Absolutely not! Many have learned to cope and live with society without anyone noticing the difference.

We should be held responsible for our behavior, but absolutely not ignored and marginalized by the mental health and behavioral sciences community! Research should continue apace - and so it is, all over the world! Years ago, a Canadian genius named Robert Hare kicked off a firestorm of scientific breakthroughs on us, and all over the world scientists rushed to build upon his work. Technology plays an increasingly important part, as soon devices such as computer chip implants and artificial neurotransmitters may be able to help our brains to make the numerous connections they cannot make now. So: we can do great evil, but then, so can people of conscience. Neurotypicals do not always make the moral choices. They just feel very guilty about it later. Evil is in deeds. Mental illnesses just are.

They may do "bad" things which would make them bad people, however it is usually not their fault. Psychopaths have different brains than a normal person, and their negative experiences, genetics play a huge part in who they become.

No, not always. This term has been used to describe many people without the person actually knowing the proper use of the term. Sometimes 'psychopaths' are just misunderstood

I feel like they are mentally challenged, hey don't have the capacity to empathise so it's not entirely their fault if they do something hurtful to others. They're just symptoms of a syndrome.

a mental illness or differentiated way of thinking doesn't make someone "bad"- it's their actions and choices that matter.

NO! Psychopaths is a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.

What an interesting question! I have never given it much thought, but, can you tell me what you think?

"Psychopaths" are just people with mental disorders. They, deep down, are not bad people but it's their illness that makes them seem "bad." "Psychopaths" commonly feel threatened or scared and should be treated with kindness.

No one has innate characteristics of a "bad person." Psychopath or not, no one asked to have an inbalanced chemical make-up in their brain that makes it difficult to decide what is morally right or wrong.

Psychopaths are not necesrrly bad people. They may have some thoughts and actions that may not be accepted actions, but I strongly believe that deep down, no matter your actions there is a good person within.

Not a single person on Earth is all bad or all good so, I'd say no. :) Even if they do things out of the norm or may seem "bad" they'd still have some good quality to them. The world isn't as horrible as you think.

Evil is a huge concept. Its about actions. Psychopaths have to act in a regretful way to be labeled as bad people, as any other individual might be judged as well. We are not sure exactly why someone become a psychopath, but if you suspect about behaviors about yourself or other, it is better to find help.

No. Are people who don’t care for themselves necessarily good people? I know people who don’t care for themselves and hurt other people.

In my opinion, not necessarily, although it is considered to be a personality disorder. Psychopath is someone with difficulties to connect to people because the lack of emotions; who fails to follow rules, law and moral codes. They also lack of empathy and remorse. And because of all that, if they have the tendency to be violent, they will do it without remorse, and continue doing it to satisfy their desire to be violent, because no moral codes, law, empathy or feeling can stop them from doing so. But in my opinion, every psychopath need help to be able to live in harmony with the society, that expects a certain behavior from everybody. If living in society is difficult for non-psychopaths, it must be even worse for them.

Psychopathy is an atypical (rare) brain configuration, in which certain functions are not available; specifically, most emotions are not available to a person with psychopathy. It comes in a range, like most other brain functions, some people are less able to feel most emotions, than others. When such a person is raised in a kind and loving family, and has good social experiences, they can form a 'substitute' personal behavior guidance system, a 'set of rules to live by', that gives them social acceptance and trustworthiness. However, when such a person is exposed to cruelty, neglect and suffering when young, they are much more likely to develop a desire to see shock and dismay on the faces of others. Since they are unable to feel these emotions themselves, they do not stop because of any empathy for the other person. So, in brief, NO, people with psychopathy are not BAD people, but they can sometimes do bad things.

Psychopaths are defined as 'a person suffering from a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour.' I don't think they are all bad people as many go on to lead normal, fulfilling lives and can even become great economical contributors! Not everyone who shows certain symptoms should be treated in the exact same way because at the end of the day everyone is unique and processes things slightly differently. Some are bad and some are good. Just like people without such mental illness, in my opinion, we all just need to be careful to ANYONE who is toxic in our lives.

I guess bottom line is that you decide. Psychopaths don't have a sense of what's good or bad and never feel remorseful for their actions. They won't care if they did something wrong. I personally judge people primarily on how they behave. Not every psychopath is prone to the same behavior. I don't want to say they're all these monsters as mainstream media portrays them to be, but I think if someone does bad things and doesn't even remotely feel bad for what they did are a bad person. I hope this makes sense. I don't want to group or generalize too much.

No, of course not. Being a psychopath does not equal being bad, although the media are making the two words look like synonyms. In fact, psychopaths can be nice and very successful individuals, and often are. Many studies suggest that more than 1% of people are psychopaths - that means you probably met at least a few, on the street passing by, a student in school, maybe even a friend or a family member... Many people don’t even know they are psychopaths and live normally. This makes it obvious that only a small percentage of actual psychopats are harmful or criminals.

Psychopaths are not necessarily bad people. While kindness and respect is important, it is also important to be able to cope and help others with their own ideas. Everyone deserves an idea on how they can be good to society and treat others kindly. All through people’s lives there are different experiences and tough things everyone has to go through. It’s better when they can go through it together. It’s important to believe there can be someone there for you. It is essential to listen to others and help them with their problems. Not by giving advice, but showing them their own power of chsnging themselves and the world with kindness.

No. I think they can be someone who received abuse or hate from other. Simple abuse doesn't mean it'll make someone hate people. But if things like that happen at the same time continuously, someone can turn into a psychopath, I think. Psychopaths tend to act in their own accordance because they don't have anyone to listen to them. Nobody cared for them. And because they just want someone to look in their way, noticing their existence. That's why psychopaths tend to act brutally when their feelings are overwhelmed. Because they don't know what to do. However, they know that way someone will notice their presence, even though it's a bad impression.

People with sociopath know the difference between right and wrong, they just don’t care. Sociopath means lacking empathy. Psychopathy means lacking empathy plus a co-morbid mental disorder. Having psychopathy does not necessarily doom people to be bad or do bad things. People with psychopathy have the freedom to choose their behavior. It is important to note that people are not their disorders. Labeling is not beneficial. “Psychopaths” has been changed to “people with psychopathy,” just like how “schizophrenics” has been changed to “people with schizophrenia.” It is more humanizing. The inability to empathize with others does not doom someone to be a terrible person. There are genetic and environmental factors that contribute to behavior, but the bottom line is choice, and people with psychopathy have this ability.

Everybody is equal and they deserve as much support as everybody else does. Maybe they just want some support that’s all they are doing no harm to any of us. Everybody is equal and they deserve as much help as normal people do just because they make bad chooses doesn’t mean anything. Things might have happened when they was younger no body knows . They deserve a chance. Even if they are not in the right mind set All they need to do is message one of our team and we will get back to them as soon as possible for them

Not always. A lot of them just live among the rest of us without these tendencies that the movies portray them as. This is not saying that all of them are good people either. Some can be bad people while others good. A psychopath is defined as someone who doesn't feel remorse or human emotions. While this can very well be a leading cause for crime, it's not always. There will forever be some psychopathic criminals and some non-psychopathic criminals out there. It's important to be careful around psychopaths, but know that not all of them are the dangerous murderers you see on TV.

Definitely not, but it all goes back to the definition of "bad." Is stealing food for a hungry child bad? What is the extent to which a person can be defined as bad? Are we right to even judge and deem someone as bad? Psychopaths are people who are forced to be that way or choose to be that way because of, well, life. Sure, some psychopaths are manipulative and tend to lie, but does that truly make them a "bad" person? Who are we to say that they are bad, or if they are even psychopaths? If we classify bad as the action and not the reason, sure, some psychopaths are bad. In other words, suppose someone was (hypothetically) abused by a loved one, and in order to combat the hurt and abuse, they lost empathy, became more egotistical, and perhaps towards the personality disorder of a psychopath. Let's say, one day, they started abusing others and manipulating others. Does this make them bad? Some might say yes because they are after all manipulating others, but it may just be a way to protecting themselves, and the same occurs vice versa. It becomes a question of whether lying, disregarding others, and manipulating others is considered bad. In our daily life, what is something that isn't manipulated? When we apply for jobs, isn't is competing with others? Which one of us did not include something considered bad we did before, whether how small or big. It could be a fight in the school cafeteria, something we said to another when we were just a child, or just anything. Is this not manipulation and lying by omission? Additionally, just become someone lost the ability to empathize, it does not mean they are necessarily bad either. Whether it is true or not, it is important to remember not to judge a whole group of people by just a single person. Perhaps a psychopath murdered someone, but we can't say another is also bad. These judgements are just as bad as those racist and sexist comments. Even those who are not psychopaths are able to do bad things. I suppose I included too many questions to respond to a question, so I will include one more statement to answer the question. Psychopaths are not necessarily bad people.