Insight (1995)
What Makes A Psychopath?
TV-G
2014 • E16 Jun 2, 2014 60m"I bully them intellectually, or I manipulate them." - Jim Fallon
This week, Insight meets a self-proclaimed psychopath.
Jim Fallon is a US-based neuroscientist. In a weird coincidence at work several years ago, Jim says he accidentally discovered that his own brain scans showed identical activity to that of a psychopath.
His wife’s reaction? "It doesn't surprise me," she said.
Jim says he has many psychopathic traits: he’s a risk taker, charming, narcissistic, manipulative and feels no remorse. But Jim says he’s a "pro-social" psychopath, so he’s rarely acted violently. He says his happy childhood is probably what prevented him from becoming violent.
This week, Jim faces questions from world experts in psychopathy, host Jenny Brockie and Insight’s studio audience to discuss his self-diagnosis and to broadly discuss empathy (or lack of it).
This week, Insight meets a self-proclaimed psychopath.
Jim Fallon is a US-based neuroscientist. In a weird coincidence at work several years ago, Jim says he accidentally discovered that his own brain scans showed identical activity to that of a psychopath.
His wife’s reaction? "It doesn't surprise me," she said.
Jim says he has many psychopathic traits: he’s a risk taker, charming, narcissistic, manipulative and feels no remorse. But Jim says he’s a "pro-social" psychopath, so he’s rarely acted violently. He says his happy childhood is probably what prevented him from becoming violent.
This week, Jim faces questions from world experts in psychopathy, host Jenny Brockie and Insight’s studio audience to discuss his self-diagnosis and to broadly discuss empathy (or lack of it).