Not that I know anything more of this woman than what you mention, I can’t help but think judging her on this situation was unfair. I work in a job that requires me to be exposed to some pretty horrendous things (violence, murder etc.) at times, and I admit that I do sometimes become very curious about what I will see. I don’t think, nor have I ever been told, that I’m a sociopath. I find I’m just interested in these aspects of my job. I’m very empathetic towards the victims of what I see but I’m also interested in how it affects my job and the outcome of it.

You kind of have to be a bit sociopathic to work in the emergency room, to do the job, otherwise you'd be an overwhelmed, traumatized pile of mush.

You think people who work in health care can afford to get emotionally involved with every tragic case that crosses their path?
Uh-uh, it'd drain you dry.

People pretend to care and be compassionate towards one another but actually they don't care. Your ex is one of the many people with zero empathy who are walking around.

Oh no a medical professional excited about a work challenge instead of making a big show of empathy over a stranger’s tragedy. I’ll take the sociopath over a trembling weeper in cases like this, every time.

You need a better example to demonstrate sociopathy than this.

Just be glad that she's no longer your concern. She can hit the road.

Deja vu?

That opportunity provided her education and she was excited to gain knowledge. Of course severe injury and death is tragic but when you don’t know the person, you are removed from the emotional part of it and it becomes a part of life. Being beaten like this woman had been I’m sure was distressing for all the nurses and doctors involved to some degree but they had a job to do and they needed help with that job. For her it was about work. By your definition it would seem everyone that works as a reconstructive surgeon, Diener or forensic pathologist is a sociopath. Do you have a better example for this person being what you claim?

I think everyone is confusing the ability to compartmentalize and a lack of empathy. You can have to deal with high-stress situations where lives are in the balance without losing your humanity

If you think of this from the perspective of the care professional, it looks different. If you broke your leg it might be the worst thing that ever happened to you but to a doctor in emerg who might see 2 or 3 of these and much worse EVERY DAY it would be no big deal. You would probably welcome stuff that’s not run of the mill awfulness.