Psychopaths and sociopaths
In hollywood there's been multiple movies where there is a mindless killer on the loose, psychopath and sociopath are what they call pop psychology terms for a certain antisocial personality disorder. These terms are not well defined this way compared to the literary use of them.
Differences between the two
Psychopaths and sociopaths are not the same but they both have have some similar traits such as; brake or ovoid the law, lie and deceive, impulsive, aggressive, little regard for the safety of others, irresponsible and don't feel guilt. Some of the difference between the two is that a psychopath will steal your phone or purse and won't give it another thought won't feel guilt of any kind, where a sociopath will know that it is the wrong thing to …show more content…
This does not mean that sociopaths cannot be as dangerous as psychopaths. There are a couple “types” of psychopaths which are based in for different groups to categorize; ((((Interpersonal: Glib and Superficial charm, Grandiose sense of self worth, Deceitful/manipulative, Pathological lying, Many short term marital relationship) Affect Lacks remorse or guilt, Lacks empathy, Shallow affect, Doesn’t accept responsibility, Need for stimulation or proneness to boredom) Lifestyle: Is impulsive, Lacks long term realistic goal, Is irresponsible, Parasitic lifestyle, Promiscuous sexual behavior) Antisocial: Poor behavioral control, Adolescent antisocial behavior, Adult antisocial behavior, Revocation of conditional issue, Criminal versatility)))) (https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-different-types-of-psychopaths). The type most familiar is a psychopath that falls under all the categories called a classic style psychopath these are the serial killers, con artists and will probably be in prison, the most fear of psychopaths or sociopaths is from this
In hollywood there's been multiple movies where there is a mindless killer on the loose, psychopath and sociopath are what they call pop psychology terms for a certain antisocial personality disorder. These terms are not well defined this way compared to the literary use of them.
Differences between the two
Psychopaths and sociopaths are not the same but they both have have some similar traits such as; brake or ovoid the law, lie and deceive, impulsive, aggressive, little regard for the safety of others, irresponsible and don't feel guilt. Some of the difference between the two is that a psychopath will steal your phone or purse and won't give it another thought won't feel guilt of any kind, where a sociopath will know that it is the wrong thing to …show more content…
This does not mean that sociopaths cannot be as dangerous as psychopaths. There are a couple “types” of psychopaths which are based in for different groups to categorize; ((((Interpersonal: Glib and Superficial charm, Grandiose sense of self worth, Deceitful/manipulative, Pathological lying, Many short term marital relationship) Affect Lacks remorse or guilt, Lacks empathy, Shallow affect, Doesn’t accept responsibility, Need for stimulation or proneness to boredom) Lifestyle: Is impulsive, Lacks long term realistic goal, Is irresponsible, Parasitic lifestyle, Promiscuous sexual behavior) Antisocial: Poor behavioral control, Adolescent antisocial behavior, Adult antisocial behavior, Revocation of conditional issue, Criminal versatility)))) (https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-different-types-of-psychopaths). The type most familiar is a psychopath that falls under all the categories called a classic style psychopath these are the serial killers, con artists and will probably be in prison, the most fear of psychopaths or sociopaths is from this