The Psychopath Test

A Journey Through the Madness Industry

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Published May 12, 2011 by Tantor Audio.

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978-1-4526-0225-7
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Review of 'The Psychopath Test' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Certainly a book that shows the ambivalence, problems and challenges of psychology, especially today.
We need to protect us, but also not at every cost, there are some people, that just won't fit into society and others that fit charmingly well, but are dangerous. Jon Ronson went on a journey from denialists of psychologic illnesses to people who overdiagnose children who are simply reacting to a sick world.
I think this book is very important, especially for people working in medicine, child care, law or media. Esentially it's interesting for everyone and I enjoyed it thorougly.
If you're unsure, check out Jon Ronsons Ted Talk on the subject. That's where I got hooked.

Review of 'The Psychopath Test' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Despite a few glib errors - such as not differentiating between psychopathy and sociopathy - and attributing "[...] wanted to kill women because he thought looking into their eyes as they died would make him feel normal" to Ted Bundy, this book provides fascinating insight into what happens in the field, today.

For instance, Ronson visits Robert Hare, by many considered to be the father of modern-day views on psychopathy. Many criticize him for having conducted nearly all of his research for his psychopathy checklist - PCL-R, widely known as the most well-used checklist for professional psychologists to spot potential psychopaths - on prison inmates:

“I came to you,” I said, “because of this guy called Tony. He’s in Broadmoor. He says they’re falsely accusing him of psychopathy and he hopes I’ll do some campaigning journalism to support his release. And I do have warm feelings for Tony, I really …

Review of 'The Psychopath Test' on 'LibraryThing'

4 stars

Despite a few glib errors - such as not differentiating between psychopathy and sociopathy - and attributing "... wanted to kill women because he thought looking into their eyes as they died would make him feel normal" to Ted Bundy, this book provides fascinating insight into what happens in the field, today.

For instance, Ronson visits Robert Hare, by many considered to be the father of modern-day views on psychopathy. Many criticize him for having conducted nearly all of his research for his psychopathy checklist - PCL-R, widely known as the most well-used checklist for professional psychologists to spot potential psychopaths - on prison inmates:

“I came to you,” I said, “because of this guy called Tony. He’s in Broadmoor. He says they’re falsely accusing him of psychopathy and he hopes I’ll do some campaigning journalism to support his release. And I do have warm feelings for Tony, I really …
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