How to protect yourself from psychopaths who are able to manipulate your emotional intelligence

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• Psychopaths can use their knowledge of emotions to manipulate people.
• They do so with little or no concern for others. 
• The only way to protect yourself is to sharpen your own emotional intelligence.

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For most of us, the term "psychopath" evokes images of serial killers or mass murderers. But the complex disorder known as psychopathy — which is traditionally characterized by a list of traits including antisocial behavior, arrogance, deceitfulness, and a lack of emotional empathy — is actually more common than most people think.

This list of traits may sound like the complete opposite of what you normally think of when you hear the term "emotional intelligence" — the ability to identify, understand, and manage emotions. We generally think of emotionally intelligent persons as kind and helpful.

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