what is the difference betweeen a psychopath and a sociopath?

Answer 1

it's all about how you look at it

Answer 2

They ran out of room and funding in the psychopath prison/hospital.

They needed a new reason to get more money, and so they made the mean psychopaths be labled as a sociopath.

Answer 3

A psychopath is crazy, but a sociopath is just mean, lacking in any feeling for other people with which to begin.

Answer 4

There isn't any difference. Sociopathes were first known as pyschopathes. They lack feelings, mostly and suffer from sociopathic personality disorder or aka antisocial personality disorder. See definition below:
sociopathic personality - a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings.

Answer 5

A psychopath doesn't even realize what he's doing. He's sort of out of control, and unaware of precisely what he's doing.

A sociopath knows exactly what he's doing, but has no conscience, and can commit all sorts of horrid acts with no guilt or acceptance of consequence.

Answer 6

a psychopath doesn't know hes crazy while a sociopath knows but just doesn't care.

Answer 7

Psychopaths imagine people.
Sociopaths hate people.

Answer 8

psychopath is a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior

sociopath is a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior

Answer 9

The difference is my most recent ex, and the ex before him. LOL