#an INFURIATING amount of research is based on either observers' perceptions and assumptions about observable behaviors
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i stg the more literature i read abt "psychopathy" and aspd that includes subjective experiences (e.g. case studies and detailed interviews) the more i lose faith in psychology as a field. which says a lot bc i barely had any faith to begin with
#an INFURIATING amount of research is based on either observers' perceptions and assumptions about observable behaviors#or it's done using scales/questionnaires/shit with discrete categories#and don't get me wrong. scales and inventories and shit even self reports can absolutely be useful a#but the focus on external observable behavior in the field has caused. so many issues that still persist#but it's especially problematic with antisocial traits (incl psychopathic traits i just hate that term <3)#for so many reasons#like if you look at interviews the cold unfeeling remorseless monster idea falls apart SO fucking fast#i don't usually post abt my. hyperfixation researching but i'm just. so fucking mad i'm SO mad#resurrecting cleckley so i can kill him again myself ^_^#and manifesting an imminent and painful death for hare. god bless#i'm so fucking mad#girl help my career field is full of idiots who lack basic human compassion#and im not talking abt the so-called psychopaths lmfao#uhhhhhh#does this need a tw
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