Do We Really Know Psychopaths?

 I've noticed the pattern in my discussion choices this week, psychological ties. I decided to rifle through the barrel and find an article purely about psychology hence why I chose "Inside the Mind of a Psychopath" by Sbeyde Herrera. She gives the raw and dirty truth to where research currently stands on the criminal mind, which I appreciate the honesty. And upon reading what she wrote, my question arose, do we truly know psychopaths?

Sbeyde's article starts with how we naturally perceive psychopaths as crazed killers or an unemotional character. However, it stood out to me that these media perceptions act as blinders to the real thing. How are we supposed to spot a psychopath is our understanding is misguided. The author explains theories that have surfaced trying to explain what causes psychotic behaviors. Although, these theories are just that, theories. Theres nothing concrete to fully support their hypothesis. The biological research really intrigued me, researchers discovered criminals have less function in their amygdala's. (Small structure in the brain responsible for processing mainly fear and anger) in case you didn't know. 

As research continues, we really are left wondering about psychopaths. Questions such as, what causes them? Are they created or born? Still stand unanswered.