Sociopath or Avenger? Swedish actress Noomi Rapace plays the role of Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009). Salander displays some of the hallmark characteristics of antisocial personality disorder: She seems to feel no remorse about violating social norms, hurting others, and breaking laws. Yet she appears to care about those she avenges, making it hard to place her in this category (Burkley, 2012, January 3).

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