To arm us against the sociopath dr.
Conquering the sociopath next door.
Martha stout is exactly what it sounds like.
Stout teaches us to question authority suspect flattery and beware the pity play.
If one robs deceives and abuses enough people eventually some of them begin to gang up on you.
It is the ruthless versus the rest of us and the sociopath next door will show you how to recognize and defeat the devil you know.
A guide to dealing with sociopaths when avoiding them is impossible.
But there are other problems for them too.
Uniting these categories is a discussion of changing psychological theories of personality and sociopathy and the enduring triumph of conscience over those who operate without empathy or.
Is it better to have a conscience or not.
It delves into the psychology of sociopaths how they operate and manipulate how they can harm us and what we can do to protect ourselves.
The sociopath next door chapter 10.
Outsmarting the sociopath next door by dr.
Organized around categories such as destructive narcissism violent sociopaths sociopathic coworkers sociopathy in business and government and the sociopath in your family outsmarting the sociopath next door contains detailed explanation and commentary on how best to react to keep the sociopath at bay.
Above all she writes when a sociopath is beckoning do not join the game.
Stout begins with explaining what is and is not sociopathic behavior and the dives into the different unavoidable situations you may find yourself in.
Stout s book is mandatory reading on how to effectively deal with sociopaths before you get hurt joe navarro former fbi special agent and the author of dangerous personalities dr.