I wonder if anyone here can elaborate on what these docs could offer as far as sociopathic behavior. It is my understanding that sociopaths are very hard to diagnose properly, that they are difficult to study for obvious reasons.
There is a website out there written by someone who I ASSume is a sociopath, or very close to one, and the blogger goes into detail in regards to what he/she believes is a non-scientific listing of the traits....yes, I know, if the blogger is a sociopath, how can we believe them, right? Well, I believe from what we know, this info is pretty credible:
1. Sociopaths typically don't smalltalk about themselves as much as normal people do. They will direct the conversation back to the new acquaintance as much as they can. I noticed KC was very good at doing this with AH, it made her seem like a good girlfriend to have, always "listening" and concerned. Would this throw a doc off of her path?
2. A sociopath will reveal "personal" details about himself strategically, i.e. for the purposes of misdirection or a false sense of intimacy/trust. Revelations of actual truths are very rare and may be perceived as a small slip of the mask. My concern here is that if she did this with the docs, they might think she is delusional rather than a psychopath
3. Sociopaths frequently hesitate before responding. It will be unclear to you whether they are bored, annoyed, lying, or all three. Does KC do this? I thought she was pretty quick on the trigger
4. No strong reactions to illogical hotbed political/social topics (e.g. Octomom or Catholic priest child molestation). This is SO Casey to me. When Det. Wells mentioned something to her about NicoleG's murder, KC was not like "oh, poor girl," she brought it around to how CA was concerned it might happen to her if she jogged in JB Park. CA told LE she disliked the way that JG was opinionated, that they were pretty vanilla about strong convictions in the A household (my paraphrase)
5. Monotone voice (I am told). Uh, duh. Now I know the docs would pick up on this....Lt. Uncer sure did.
6. A tendency to take things too literally or otherwise not respond appropriately to small emotional cues. I would think this would be the docs' litmus test.
7. Cold indifference to one or more family members. Do I gotta write it?
8. Seemingly a different person when "distracted." Like with BrandonS, or when Caylee would squirm while KC was trying to tuck in with RM at night
9. Disconnect between what the sociopath says and does, e.g. seems charitable but does not give money to homeless or vice versa. She told Iassen that she gets called to jury duty every year, but the phone number never works....
10. Never shows signs of embarrassment. Easily wins over large crowds with confidence. "Poise" in this case = lack of nerves. Or nerves of steel, as I have heard, and she sure does have 'em. Again, I think the docs should be able to pic up on this
11. Does not fit stereotypes for gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, or career. Could seem foreign, bisexual, older or younger, pious, wealthy or poor, but may also just seem unplaceable.
12. Can flip flop between keeping a very low profile (the observer) to being the life of the party (the actor).
How could these doctors have made much of a Dx of sociopathy while KC was in jail, with nothing but conversation, and in a limited atmosphere? Anyone that is or is related to a psycholo/iatrist, please do ask and tell. If the state can get the doctors to advance any theory about KC, I hope they roll down this road.
