Queen Sophie-Ann - Workplace Psychopath

In the vampire world it seems that size matters - fang size. Going by the length of Queen Sophie-Ann's pointy teeth she is one powerful vamp.

Alan Ball has said of the Queen that “Nobody’s ever entirely happy to see her...She’s very powerful, capricious and most likely insane.”

While her behaviour is certainly eccentric, she doesn't seem insane. What she definitely is is a psychopath (I'll leave it up to medical and legal professions to decide whether psychopaths are insane or not).

Psychopaths can be described as "generally highly destructive and manipulative individuals with dark sides who have no remorse for their actions..."

"They are typically only interested in power, control, domination and subjugation, and it is believed that female psychopaths are more dangerous than males as they are more socially skillful in their manipulation."

Actually, now I think back on it all of the girl vamps in True Blood have bigger fangs than the boys. Maybe in the TB universe vampires are like birds of prey where the female is bigger and stronger than the male.

Psychopathic behaviour can include the sneaky, manipulative and bullying actions by high achievers who are loved by management. A workplace psychopath, be they a colleague or a boss can be the bane of those around them.

The effect they have on co-workers or employees can include: "Insomnia, intense self-doubt and mild depression...and in more severe cases chronic anxiety, depression, despair and even suicidal ideation..."

Sound familiar, Bill?

This description would also seem to apply to Lorena.

Poor Bill. No wonder he fell for Sookie after being the victim of those two gorgons.

Source: News.com.au, 23 Sept 2009, 'Dark sides' creating toxic workplaces By staff writers and wires. Research quote: Dr Giles Burch, The Auckland University Business School’s Department of Management.

Picture: HBO

Want to read more about Psychopaths (who wouldn't really)?

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/10/01/2701728.htm