 In 2005, her book "The Sociopath Next Door" won the Books for a Better Life Award, Best Book in Psychology.In "The Sociopath Next Door," she advises developing an awareness of the nature of anti-social behavior in order to avoid becoming its victim and proposes 13 rules as self-help guidelines to assessing relationships and behavior for these characteristics, as well as offering advice on handling situations when one encounters anti-social (conscienceless) behavior.She provides the first modern psychological definition of conscience, and clarifies the sustaining nature of conscience in human life.