Is Jon Jones a sociopath/psychopath?

[Nihilism]

I don't know about a psychopath. But anyone who fights for living is gonna be some what unstable. Robbie Lawler may be a psychopath tho.

He's the black Dexter.

But in all seriousness it would probably be Rory or Lawler. They're both nuts and Rory lives in Florida.

What in the great fuck?

Lawler upon winning a fight: "Yeah, uh, Carlos is a hell of a fighter. Comes from one of the best camps in the world. He had a great gameplan. We battled it out. There was two winners tonight. And still -- but, let's do it again."

"Man, Carlos is so tough. It's -- everytime I see him fight he proves everyone wrong, shows how tough he is, he's been doing this a long time. Hats off to a champion -- Carlos Condit."

"He was everything everyone said he was. He's tough as hell, he's technical as hell, and he's in shape."

Jones upon winning a fight: "Hey, for everyone that bought a 'break bone' shirt, take it back now. You wasted your money. See what this shirt says? Buy reebok. It says 'unbroken.' This team is unbroken, baby. Let's go, baby. And still."

"It felt great. I told you, man. He's only human, man. Undefeated. DC -- all the haters; all the crap he talks -- it motivated me. Took him down, I think, it's like -- I dunno -- five takedowns to zero. I'm sorry I am being classess right now. I do not like D C. And this is why I am being this way."

Greg Jackson: "Go get some fans."

 

[Frank23]

bones is a trollopath.
and a damn good one.

You should copyright that.

 

[Karp]

He's an megalomaniac, not a psychopath/sociopath.

 

[Tommy the Cat]

What in the great fuck?

Lawler upon winning a fight: "Yeah, uh, Carlos is a hell of a fighter. Comes from one of the best camps in the world. He had a great gameplan. We battled it out. There was two winners tonight. And still -- but, let's do it again."

"Man, Carlos is so tough. It's -- everytime I see him fight he proves everyone wrong, shows how tough he is, he's been doing this a long time. Hats off to a champion -- Carlos Condit."

"He was everything everyone said he was. He's tough as hell, he's technical as hell, and he's in shape."

Jones upon winning a fight: "Hey, for everyone that bought a 'break bone' shirt, take it back now. You wasted your money. See what this shirt says? Buy reebok. It says 'unbroken.' This team is unbroken, baby. Let's go, baby. And still."

"It felt great. I told you, man. He's only human, man. Undefeated. DC -- all the haters; all the crap he talks -- it motivated me. Took him down, I think, it's like -- I dunno -- five takedowns to zero. I'm sorry I am being classess right now. I do not like D C. And this is why I am being this way."

Greg Jackson: "Go get some fans."

Words don't mean shIt. You think crazy people want you to know they are crazy. Jon has no problem acting like a nut. It's the quite and laid back ones you gotta watch out for. From a normal guy, to this:

 

[Break Brick]

He certainly doesn't seem to give a fuck about anyone else but himself. Never has displayed what appears to be genuine remorse about his actions, fits the bill from what I've seen from him over the years. May not be a sociopath or psychopath though, could just be a self centred egotistical imbecile, the former is a little more forgiving I suppose.

 

[Nihilism]

Words don't mean shIt. You think crazy people want you to know they are crazy. Jon has no problem acting like a nut. It's the quite and laid back ones you gotta watch out for. From a normal guy, to this:

"Crazy" isn't a diagnosis, but if it ever were to be, I'll be sure to keep in mind that being "laid back" is a criterion.

 

[Nihilism]

He's an megalomaniac, not a psychopath/sociopath.

Megalomania is psychopathy, as already established in the OP. Megalomania is another term for narcissistic personality disorder.

 

[Tommy the Cat]

"Crazy" isn't a diagnosis, but if it ever were to be, I'll be sure to keep in mind that being "laid back" is a criterion.

Donkey brains? Smh. People like you suck.

 

[Karp]

Megalomania is psychopathy, as already established in the OP. Megalomania is another term for narcissistic personality disorder.

I stand corrected.

 

[Blackened]

Yes, of course no one could diagnose him online. But if we were to suppose that he did not have anything like that in his childhood, he technically could not receive that diagnoses; that's what I was saying.

Environment in the sense I was talking about was family dynamics, parenting and modeling and to a lesser degree social environment (e.g. "growing up in the hood"), not physical environment, and is a common discussion in psychology. Antisocial personality is far more strongly correlated with physical/sexual/neglectful abuse and drug-plagued, dog eat dog environments in formative years than any kind of genetic link. These people are not raised in such a manner that they ever have remorse for pain that they cause others. Children raised in such an environment will tend to show antisocial behavior no matter what their genetics. As far as that environment altering their biochemical makeup, that is a different issue than I was talking about.

Pubmed search "DRD2 and DRD4 genes antisocial personality disorder"

My understanding of the scientific literature is that both conditions have to be met. They have to be raised in that environment and they have to have those genes.

Again, this is your specialty, not mine... so feel free to correct me... I just found the literature interesting.

 

[Siberian Goku]

no, he's just a really shitty person.

psychopaths/sociopaths have superficial charm/charisma- Jones is awkward as fuck.

also a psychopath/sociopath with his IQ (low 90s) would probably be in prison

 

[Rygu]

I keep picturing this guy when i read some of these posts.

 

[billharford]

He has some psychopathic tendencies, but he's learned to channel them into his hobby of torturing and killing small animals, which has proved very therapeutic for him.

 

[Hallelujah]

I thought all Africans were?

 

[Levi_]

Pubmed search "DRD2 and DRD4 genes antisocial personality disorder"

My understanding of the scientific literature is that both conditions have to be met. They have to be raised in that environment and they have to have those genes.

Again, this is your specialty, not mine... so feel free to correct me... I just found the literature interesting.

It isn't nearly that cut and dried (that's the chemist in you talking). They haven't identified anything as a "requirement," you only have tendencies. Genetic studies are controversial, and they have not given us a way to diagnose or even rule out personality disorders in certain individuals. Many methodological problems exist with these kinds of studies because there are so many factors to consider.There are a lot of head scratching cases.

Funny, in the basic chem class I took, the professor actually used that as an example- he said he liked chemistry because chemists can agree on everything, while psychologists agree on nothing.

 

[EGarrett]

a psychopath/sociopath with his IQ (low 90s) would probably be in prison

Did Jones take an IQ test?

 

[edirp]

Of course he is. Never have I seen a more arrogant individual.

 

[savemgs]

 

[onesongchai]

More legal trouble... definitely sounds like Antisocial Personality Disorder now.

hes a psychopath for sure

 

[wonderbread]

Since Daniel Cormier recently said he believes so, I wanted to ask Sherdog and see what Sherdog's opinion on the matter is.

A psychopath is generally considered to be someone who suffers from one of the psychopathic (cluster-b) personality disorders which are Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder.

All three disorders have the "lack of empathy" symptom, which is why they are considered psychopathic/sociopathic.

Hundreds of thousands of people have these disorders, it doesn't make them killers. Serial killers and violent offenders only make up a small percentage of these people. But most psychopaths, although don't have empathy, still wouldn't kill someone obviously.

All psychopaths have a much higher IQ than the average person but usually don't put it to use.
However, if we compare to serial killers,

- Most serial killers have antisocial personality disorder.
- Certain cases they may have the other two. Some major examples are Ted Bundy (Narcissistic Personality) and Jeffrey Dahmer (Borderline Personality).
- Its possible to have more than one. Serial killer, Andrei Chikatilo was diagnosed with ALL THREE psychopathic disorders.


Jones seems somewhat of a Narcissist. I would guess NPD with Borderline traits. His self destructive behavior, reckless acts, damaging acts, prone to violence, prone to angry, short fuse, etc. Classic NPD / Borderline Personality.

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