Kim Mills

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1,063 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2 Sep

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Speaking of Psychology · Encore: Why psychopathy is more common than you think, with Abigail Marsh, PhD · 12 Aug 2026 podcast

Are psychopaths born? voice-verified

Or are they made by their family life, by their environment? voice-verified

Are there effective treatments for it? voice-verified

Can children show psychopathic traits and if so, how early? voice-verified

And if you recognize psychopathic traits in someone close to you, what should you do? voice-verified

Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. voice-verified

I'm Kim Mills. voice-verified

Our guest today is Dr. voice-verified

Abigail Marsh, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University. voice-verified

She studies psychopathy as well as its opposite, extreme altruism and pro-social emotions, such as empathy, compassion, and remorse. voice-verified

She studied both psychopaths and extreme altruists, such as people who donate kidneys to strangers. voice-verified

And she's interested in exploring the emotional processes and the brain differences that can explain both of these extremes of human behavior. voice-verified

In addition to her many scientific publications, Dr. voice-verified

Marsh is author of the award-winning book The Fear Factor, How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone in Between. voice-verified

Thank you for joining us, Dr. voice-verified

Marsh. voice-verified

So let's start as we often do on this podcast with a definition. voice-verified

There are a lot of misconceptions about psychopathy and psychopaths. voice-verified

I mentioned some of them in my introduction, like the fact that people may think that all psychopaths are violent criminals. voice-verified

What are the traits that define psychopathy and how do they manifest themselves in people's behavior? voice-verified

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