Analyze the role of empathy and ethical behavior for someone diagnosed as a psychopath or sociopath. For this assignment: Write a on
Analyze the role of empathy and ethical behavior for someone diagnosed as a psychopath or sociopath. For this assignment:
- Write a one- 2 pages that connects the role of empathy with ethical behavior.
- Detail how this relates to the ethical reasoning (or lack thereof) for psychopaths and sociopaths.
- Select one famous example of a psychopath or sociopath (from real life or fiction) and discuss this person’s lack of ethical reasoning and the effect this person had on those around him or her.
- Do you think that this person had high or low emotional intelligence? Use examples to support your answer.
This assignment should be in current APA Style with both a title slide and a reference list that includes all of the sources used. At least one scholarly source must be included and cited correctly.
Here are a few examples you could use for this assignment. You do not have to select one from this list.
From real life:
- Charles Manson
- Ed Gein
- Ted Bundy
- Jeffrey Dahmer
- The Zodiac Killer
- Vlad the Impaler
- Nannie Doss
- Katherine Knight
From fiction:
- Dexter Morgan: Dexter
- Anton Chigurh: No Country for Old Men
- George Harvey: The Lovely Bones
- Gordon Gekko: Wall Street
- Arthur Fleck: Joker
- Amy Elliott Dunne: Gone Girl
- Mrs Mott/Peyton Flanders: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
- Hedy: Single White Femal