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        "msgid": "study-reveals-7-ways-to-recognise-a-psychopath-by-their-gaze-1779542943",
        "date": "2026-05-21 07:00:08",
        "title": "Study Reveals 7 Ways to Recognise a Psychopath by Their Gaze",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "Researchers examine visual behaviour linked to psychopathy, noting reduced pupil responses to negative images, diminished pupil dilation to sounds, longer looking times at emotional images, and less eye contact. The findings suggest gaze can be used to intimidate, but there is no single 'psychopath gaze'; signs are not definitive and context matters.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Many people describe psychopaths as a\npersonality disorder whose sufferers often display cruel and unfeeling\nbehaviour. In fact, psychopathy is not an official mental health\ndiagnosis. In current psychiatric terminology, patterns of behaviour\nindicating that someone is unfeeling, indifferent, and sly are generally\nknown as Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD). In 2013, the American\nPsychiatric Association described APD as a behavioural disorder\ncharacterised by unfeeling and unemotional traits in children aged 12\nand above in its diagnostic manual. It is a serious condition reflecting\ninterpersonal deficits and can be associated with dangerous\nbehaviours.<\/p>\n<p>Signs of psychopathy visible in the eyes<\/p>\n<p>Citing Psych Central, researchers have studied distinct visual\nbehaviours among individuals with psychopathy. For example, when a\nnormal person looks at something disturbing, their pupils dilate,\nreflecting the body\u2019s sympathetic nervous system.<\/p>\n<p>But a 2018 study of 82 men with interpersonal-affective psychopathic\ntraits found a reduced pupil response when shown negative images. A\ndifferent study also found reduced pupil dilation among psychopaths when\nlistening to negative sounds, such as screams.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, researchers also found that those with psychopathic traits\nspend longer looking at photos depicting emotions, such as pain and\nshame.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, several studies indicate that people with psychopathy make\nless eye contact than those without.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, people with psychopathy use eye contact as a deliberate\nmeans to control and intimidate others,\u201d said Dr.\u00a0Naomi Murphy, a\nconsultant and forensic psychologist and founder of Octopus Psychology.\n\u201cBut gaze can also reflect cold and hard anger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murphy emphasised that the assumption that all individuals with\npsychopathy have a terrifying gaze is incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are no specific and definite signs that constitute a\n\u2018psychopath\u2019s gaze\u2019, there are several common signs observed by\nresearchers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>A cold demeanour, lack of empathy or affection<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Wide-open eyes, with more of the white of the eye\nvisible<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Less blinking<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>A gaze that feels threatening<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>The black part of the eye enlarges (the pupil dilates)<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>An intense gaze<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Longer eye contact<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>",
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