6. Checklist for Saints and Psychopaths

6.1. Psychopaths

When confronted with wrong-doing, psychopaths will typically respond in this sequence:

1. Ignore the issue

2. Deny that they have done something wrong

3. Attack the accuser, usually accusing the accuser of being the one who has done wrong

4. Threaten to harm the accuser, someone else, something, or self

5. Apologize and admit that they have done wrong, and ask for a clean slate or new start

Psychopaths will resist completing this five step sequence of responses, and will complete it only if confrontation persists.

6.2. Saints

When confronted with wrong-doing, saints will typically respond in this sequence:

1. Acknowledge errors and misunderstandings

2. Admit that they have made an error

3. Apologize

4. Offer compensation or correction

5. Avoid that type of error or misunderstanding in the future

Saints are inclined to complete this five step sequence without continued confrontation.

Allow for personality characteristics and cultural factors when evaluating responses to wrong-doing.

SAINTS	PSYCHOPATHS
SAY MEAN DO consistency	SAY MEAN DO disparity
Adhere to own moral standards	Breaks own rules
Pay debts	Many bad debts, writes bad checks
Keep promises	Break promises
Truth is highest standard	No true regard for truth
Insists dose associates tell the truth	Tell close associates to lie
Un-aggressive philosophy	Push philosophy aggressively
Attractive but not drawing	Attractive and drawing
Waits for you to seek help	Comes on with unsolicited advice
Good reputation endures & improves	Good reputation fades in time
Projects & organization grow & improve	Projects & organization degenerate
In the long run things turn out well	In the long run things turn out badly
People have long term benefit from association	People are damaged by long term association
Have concern for effect of actions on self and others	Are unconcerned for effect of actions on self and others
Will immediately apologize for errors	Apologize as last resort
Look for their own mistakes & will apologize	Ignore their own mistakes and apologizes only if cornered
If trapped will not renounce principles	If trapped will do or say anything to escape
Typically have good health	Typically have variable exotic health problems
Typically have few accidents & injuries	Typically have many accidents and injuries
Felt loved when a child	Felt unloved when a child
Can sit very still	Can sit still only when center of attention
Encourage associates to be self reliant	Enslave people around them
Refrains from using mind-dulling substances	Substance abuse common
Are comfortable being in the background	Compulsion to become the center of attention
May adopt a spiritual name one time	Adopt many aliases
Any one psychopath or saint is unlikely to have all of the characteristics listed. Just because someone has some of these characteristics does not mean he or she is a psychopath or saint.