{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People","title":"Alex Murdaugh’s Personality: Is He a Sociopath, Psychopath, Antisocial?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2444,"description":"The Alex Murdaugh murder case has captivated people in the U.S. and around the globe. Technology allowed us to see with our own eyes and hear with our own ears the actions and voice of a man with a family and legal dynasty before and during his double murder trial for killing his wife, Maggie, and son Paul. Is Alex Murdaugh a sociopath, psychopath, narcissist, or did he have antisocial personality disorder? Although Bill and Megan don’t diagnose anyone, they discuss the Alex Murdaugh case in this episode through the lens of high conflict and by examining the criteria of other mental health disorders via the DSM-V-TR.\nIn this first episode of a two-part series, Bill and Megan discuss the Alex Murdaugh case in relation to:\nthe role of remorse, empathy, trust and aggression\nhow people who commit such heinous acts see the world—and the hostility bias\ncan he love his family and still murder them\nclues to his personality\nwhy he didn’t look at his surviving son Buster after sentencing\nwhat he may have been feeling or experiencing as witnesses testified against him\nthe impact his opioid addiction may have had on his actions or whether it was an excuse\nthe pattern of lying, secrets, and gaining sympathy\nIn the next episode, we’ll talk about how his colleagues and others around him were conned and how to avoid being conned yourself.\n\nLinks & Other Notes\nBOOKS5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life\nHigh Conflict People in Legal Disputes\nARTICLESSociopaths and Their Deceptions\nDo’s and Don’t’s for Living with an Antisocial\nCon Artist at Work on Wall Street\nCOURSESDealing with Sociopaths: The Con Artists of Divorce\nOur website: https://www.highconflictinstitute.com/\nSubmit a Question for Bill and Megan\nAll of our books can be found in our online store or anywhere books are sold, including as e-books.\nYou can also find these show notes at our site as well.\nNote: We are not diagnosing anyone in our discussions, merely discussing patterns of behavior.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mMyRt1KE9ifhcy6s5OCZZIHSa3HFTTLMyzXMa0kp8z4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzMTkxLzE2NjA0/MTU5MjAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}