When is a mild case of a disorder more dangerous than the full-blown version? Armand DiMele argues that the ‘almost psychopath,’ charming and high-functioning but lacking empathy, causes far more harm than the obvious criminal. He connects this to betrayal, neediness, and why the most vulnerable people are most at risk.
Psychopaths are charming, fearless, and wired differently. Armand DiMele and Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW break down the neuroscience behind psychopathy, examining how thinning in the paralimbic system impairs empathy, impulse control, and the ability to learn from punishment, and why that makes the bad boy so seductive.
Can good parenting overcome bad genes? Armand DiMele and Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, dig into the nature versus nurture debate through real cases: a mother baffled by her troubled teen, a neuroscientist who carries a psychopath’s genetic profile yet lives normally, and callers including an adoptee who found her musical gift written in her DNA.
Armand DiMele draws a sharp distinction between remorse and regret, using the psychopathic personality as a lens to show what a life without guilt looks like. Callers share midlife regrets, including a recovering alcoholic ex-cop who reflects on alcohol, isolation, and finding his way back to his kids.
