Getting into the mind of a psychopath

[abaris]

From what I think I know it seems that in theory an absolute psychopath would never feel neither remorse nor fear... so if after murdering someone if someone pointed a gun at them they would just rationally think "I need to escape quickly so I don't die."... their heart wouldn't even beat with anything but excitement for murdering the person, never out of fear. Whereas a sociopath would panic and be scared. But neither would feel remorse for murdering the person (which is hypothetically why they have a gun pointed at them in the first place).

I'm sure someone with real expertise can correct me on that, but that's rather the difference between an organised and a disorganised perpetrator. Psychopaths are very capable to plan ahead and certainly don't wait around for being caught because they have no fear. Most serial offenders plan their next crime to be an even better gratification for their needs. They certainly feel something, but no empathy. For them people are objects to be used to satisfy their own needs. That's where serial offenders and a Sociopathic CEOs overlap. In this case it certainly is about sociopaths and not psychopaths.

Disorganised offenders tend to be mentally ill. Suffering from schizophrenia or another condition influencing their ability for judgment. According to the books I have read, they're much easier to be caught than personalities such as Ted Bundy, who could function very well in a social environment without ever being a part of it.