Affectionless Psychopathy

Affectionless psychopathy is a term coined by John Bowlby that describes individuals who cannot exhibit caring behaviors, concern, or affection for other people.

They don't have empathy for others.

They show no or very little remorse, guilt, shame, or contrition for their bad deeds. Bowlby theorized that this was a consequence of long-term deprivation of early childhood parental care (also known as attachment theory). Maternal depravation is one form of this.

If not identified or treated, psychopathy can lead to increasingly worse behaviors such as harm or violence towards animals and eventually other people.