PSYCHOPATH VS. SOCIOPATH

[CharismaticLady]

PSYCHOPATH VS. SOCIOPATH

Traits in Both
Lack of guilt/remorse towards strangers
Lack of empathy
Narcissism
Superficial charm
Dishonesty
Manipulativeness

Sociopath (only)
Easily agitated and irritable
Spontaneous acting out
Lack of stability in job and home life

Psychopath (only)
In control, both physically and emotionally
Lack of guilt/remorse towards friends and family
Reckless risk taking
No concern about consequences
Organized in criminal thinking and acting
Able to mimic feelings to present as “normal”

pictures of psychopath brain scan - Google Search

 

[Chesterton]

I think I can tell which of your cats is which.

 

[2PhiloVoid]

PSYCHOPATH VS. SOCIOPATH

Traits in Both
Lack of guilt/remorse towards strangers
Lack of empathy
Narcissism
Superficial charm
Dishonesty
Manipulativeness

Sociopath (only)
Easily agitated and irritable
Spontaneous acting out
Lack of stability in job and home life

Psychopath (only)
In control, both physically and emotionally
Lack of guilt/remorse towards friends and family
Reckless risk taking
No concern about consequences
Organized in criminal thinking and acting
Able to mimic feelings to present as “normal”

Whew! I'm glad I dodged the bullet on both counts here!

 

[Sabertooth]

"Dys-social" (common among autistics) is often confused for the above.

Dyssocial = "seeks out social relationships, but is clumsy at doing so."

 

[CharismaticLady]

pictures of psychopath brain scan - Google Search

 

[MehGuy]

In my mind the main defining feature between the two is that psychopaths lack empathy and sociopaths probably have too much of it.

Being on either extreme of the empathy spectrum can turn out horrible people.

 

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