Taming Toxic People

The Science of Identifying and Dealing with Psychopaths at Work

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David Gillespie: Taming Toxic People (2017, Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited)

288 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2017 by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited.

ISBN:
978-1-74353-587-5
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Psychopaths cause havoc because they have limited empathy and care nothing for social norms

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A notable proportional of people are psychopaths (aka malignant narcissists, sociopaths) and they cause havoc because they have limited empathy and care nothing for social norms. Has given me a valuable appreciation for this form of neurodiversity to help understand and manage those fraught situations that are otherwise inexplicable. The science is interesting - it's more likely neurological than upbringing or trauma. Ironically, the author doesn't show much empathy for the psychopaths!

Subjects

  • Antisocial personality disorders
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Mentally ill