Paula answers “Is Keiko a psychopath? - she doesn't seem...”

Tomas Sykora asked this question about Za sklem:

Is Keiko a psychopath? - she doesn't seem to have any sense of empathy - the means she choses to resolve problems are efficient, not human (extreme case is when she meets her sister and newborn child) - lack of remorse and guilt - lack of emotions

Paula I think sociopath is a better descriptive for what you describe. But, I don't think that is it at all. Sociopaths are always trying to gain and will u…moreI think sociopath is a better descriptive for what you describe. But, I don't think that is it at all. Sociopaths are always trying to gain and will use people to promote their own game. She is happy living in a small world with routine and structure. She has difficulty connecting with others and I see her lack of emotion as just an adaptive response that she has chosen to remove herself because trying to play the game is too difficult...and painful b/c she can never quite play the game correctly by others standards. I think she is in the autism spectrum. (less)

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Danni sociopaths generally don't fit in society because they don't know how to act. Keiko to me is a textbook psychopath because she learns how to behave to ...more
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