Talk:Seidou Takizawa/@comment-96.242.16.25-20150627025520/@comment-10733658-20150627152237

Good points, though I think ultimately the term "Psychopath" is tricky in and of itself because it's primarily a term that isn't actually used in psychology anymore. I mean, besides the Checklists used for defining traits, there really isn't an actual diagnosis of Psychopathy. (There's Antisocial Personality Disorder and Dissocial Personality Disorder which are....not really the pop culture idea of Psychopathy.) Really, these days it's mostly used for Criminal Justice and pop culture, as opposed to actual medicine.

But some people can become Psychopaths, in terms of the scale of behaviors. It requires damage to the Frontal Lobe, such as from a traumatic brain injury or an illness such as a brain tumor. Certainly, all three characters mentioned above show traits on the Psychopathic checklist. (Fearlessness, Impulse Control issues, Cruelty or Lack of Empathy, Shallow emotions or relationships, manipulative behavior, dangerous or risk-taking behaviors, constant need for stimulation and excitement, ect)

But all three really don't suffer from APD or DPD, as their behaviors are a result of environmental factors and they show the ability to care about others. Eto, Juuzou, and Takizawa all developed these behaviors as a survival mechanism while in horrible circumstances.