28 August 2013

The Difference between a Psychopath and Sociopath


  • Psychopathy and Sociopathy are both anti-social personality disorders. 
  • Both are a result of an interaction between genetic predispositions and environmental factors 
  • Psychopaths are born with temperamental differences e.g. impulsivity, fearlessness, risk-seeking behaviour and inability to internalise social norms 
  • Sociopaths have are born with relatively normal temperaments; their personality disorder being more an effect of negative sociological factors e.g. parental neglect, delinquent peers, poverty, extremely low/high intelligence 
  • In both cases, anti-social personality disorder results in extremely violent acts
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