[eros5th]

My dad's an INTJ and has been called a sociopath by some of my therapists in the past. I always thought that word meant a crazy serial killer or something so I always thought that couldn't be possible. Well the other day I thought to research what a sociopath is on a whim and now I realize he fits almost all the descriptions...



So that made me wonder are INTJs more prone to be sociopaths? And from the descriptions I've read they seem to be naturally cold, calculating, and unable to feel emotions or empathy well...

[Fate]

The INTJs I know in real life are usually quite cold and impersonal, but they are still capable of feeling emotion and certainly capable of caring for others.

I would say no, as cognitive functions only prescribe preferred modes of behavior subconsciously. Complete lack of empathy is another beast altogether.

An INTJ is not an unhealthy or psychologically peculiar/damaged human being. Sociopaths are... different.

[nonnaci]

Its conceivable that any type that fails to utilize/develop one form of Fi or Fe will satisfy the conditions for a sociopath.

[Cetanu]

My dad's an INTJ and has been called a sociopath by some of my therapists in the past. I always thought that word meant a crazy serial killer or something so I always thought that couldn't be possible. Well the other day I thought to research what a sociopath is on a whim and now I realize he fits almost all the descriptions...

So that made me wonder are INTJs more prone to be sociopaths? And from the descriptions I've read they seem to be naturally cold, calculating, and unable to feel emotions or empathy well...

If law (more specifically the degree to which murders are investigated) didn't exist I might kill some people.

loljk I would never do that I love everyone.

[bethdeth]

Seriously?

It might be possible that your "INTJ" dad is a sociopath ENFP. Heh.

I think they (sociopaths) might be mistaken for being INTJ. It (MBTI) is about cognitive process and nothing to do with personality disorders. People with issues like this are not really going to be that easy to type.

..hey why doesn't everyone just lump them with the INTJs, because no-one seems to get them? Ooops there you already did.

It's just like saying that ENTJs have god complexes and INTPs have dissociative disorder. Go and ask them about these disorders and I'll get the popcorn.

[VitaminDeficient]

No, but they are more prone to do a search it seems: Sociopathy/Psychopathy

[Perhaps]

[emerald sea]

any person of any personality type can become a sociopath. life experiences, lack of emotional support structure, poor choices, and medical/genetic factors can all render anyone more susceptible to psychiatric pathology.

'tendencies' do not determine behavior, anymore than the INFJ Hitler or INFJ bin Laden's Ni-Fe-Ti made them commit genocide (if it did, then all INFJs would commit genocide). personal choice can overcome/overrule that which comes naturally to a person. experiences can change the way people naturally act or react in life. people who are not naturally empathetic can choose to be kind, and people who are naturally empathetic can choose to be unkind. people who are naturally shy can choose to talk to people; people who are naturally obnoxious can choose to tone down their way of expressing themselves. we are not the product of our tendencies alone.

hatred is not a personality trait; it is a reaction. cruel behavior is not a personality trait; it is a choice. deceit is not a personality trait; it is a purposeful misrepresentation. pathological lying is not a personality trait; it is a pathology.

please don't associate personality type with psychiatric pathology.

[benr3600]

Thank you based seastallion.

Is this really a spinoff of the "INTJs are not gods lulz" thread? Or just coincidence.

Fact: 4% of population is a sociopath, < 2% are INTJ. So, doing mental math, if INTJ = ASPD, then we are still the minority of the sociopaths of society. Virtually all of the self-proclaimed sociopaths on a site I came across a couple years ago self-identified as an NT of some sort.

[Perhaps]

What gets me the most about these threads is how everyone seems to think this is an appropriate thing to ask when associating someone's personality traits with APD is a really dickish thing to do. Not to mention the utter lack of logic involved. It'd be like me generalizing that INFJs are more prone to be narcissists because I happen to know one who is. If I took this to the INFJ subforum it'd be WWIII.