Sociopathy In Childhood

When someone hears the word sociopath, it is generally assumed that the sociopath has been like this since birth, however, what people don’t know is that it can be difficult finding a cause for these tendencies and behaviors. Sociopathy begins developing early in childhood, however, more often than not, this condition is diagnosed in the later stages of development; usually around eighteen years old. There are many factors that play a major role in the development and diagnosis of sociopathic tendencies found among adolescents and young adults. However, these factors can be categorized in two ways, biological and environmental. What is a sociopath? Merriam-webster has listed the definition as “someone who behaves in a dangerous or violent …show more content…
In these early developmental stages, a child will begin to learn what is acceptable and are easily influenced. A child’s friend could greatly influence the child. By having friends as a child, you will realize they are accepting you for who you are. This helps a child to learn to accept others, and will help the child to develop empathy. Having a strong relationship with family members also contributes towards the growth of a child. At an early age, children will be influenced greatly by the people in their household because of the amount of time that is spent with them.A healthy relationship with these family members can help build trust and genuineness. Having a healthy relationship at an early age will help the child to be able to trust others. Failure to trust, bond, and have a healthy relationship with family members will cause the child lack trust and bonding with others. Specifically, a healthy parent and child bond is important to help form trust and other social …show more content…
Social skills are the basis of communication with others and promote the ability to learn. Underdeveloped social skills or a lack of social skills can have a substantial impact on a human’s life. Communication is an essential social skill that is used in day-to-day life. The inability to communicate will cause irritation when interacting with others. A lack of communication can lead to a lack of trust, morals, and social behavior. All of these social skills that the child develops without will lead to sociopathic tendencies. Sociopathic tendencies, are defined by the lack of trust, misleading communication, and their desire for self achievement. Social skills help develop trusting behavior, genuineness, and teach children about the acceptance of others. By developing these social skills a child’s chances of gaining sociopathic tendencies or ASPD go down drastically.
Sociopaths can be developed through several environmental factors. Though sociopathy is partially heredity, a substantial amount of environmental factors affect people that are the products of various backgrounds. Diverse environmental factors impact the well being of a child Psychologically. Even though there can be clear signs of sociopathy during child development, this disorder can only be diagnosed once the person affected is of eighteen years of age. Before the age of eighteen, conduct disorder can be diagnosed and will help with the diagnosis of Antisocial Personality