No need to copy and paste a link w/ elaborate descriptions. I am interested only in a brief succinct answer that is easily understandable by the bulk of the population.
2006-07-22 03:26:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
a psychopath has lost touch with reality and carries out his/her (more often his) horrible deed because they believe God tells them or they have a divine connection with someone. they are mentally ill and this illness makes them dangerous. a VERY SMALL percentage of people with mental illness are psychopathic depite media play
sociopaths know what they are doing. they are in touch with reality. they know right from wrong. they just dont care. they are often capable of charming their way out of a situation. not all sociopaths end up in jail. i used to work with one. he was a creep but charmed a lot of other people in my office. left town owing a lot of people money. there is a much higher percentage of sociopaths in society than psychopaths and they are harder to recognize at times because they can come across as perfectly normal. they just dont have a conscience. they also dont respond to medications while a psychopath may to some degree.
2006-07-22 05:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by Justme 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Psychopath is the new term for sociopath. That is the only difference.
2006-07-22 03:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by aggie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A psychopath is likely to be unable to control their rage,and acts more spontaneously.A sociopath is more the quiet type that noone suspects would commit such an act,and acts out in a more calculating method.
2006-07-22 03:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by kents411 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the doctors diagnosis...jk
the sociopath is a psychopath that can maintain a social expectation set by the law.
so i guess it's a tame word for psychopath.
2006-07-22 03:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sociopathic (antisocial) behaviors are a symptom of a psychopathic condition.
2006-07-22 03:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A psychopath beats off in his own bed. A sociopath beats off in yours.
2006-07-22 03:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by beast 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In lay terms: A psychopath will lay you, a sociopath won't lay anybody.
2006-07-22 03:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by sparkletina 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
psychopath--is a term which is used for a person who is suffering with mental disease such as depressionand phobia--and socio path who is crime comited person but reason fr that is not nedd but any mental deficiency-for example he stal things without any need-or exposed hos body before women--scratgh cars and damage public property
2006-07-22 03:35:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
psychopaths know and realize what they're doing sociopaths just dont care
2006-07-22 03:31:34 · answer #9 · answered by daniel p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychopathy is an antiquated term for schizophrenia. Sociopathy is an antiquated term for Antisocial Personality Disorder.
That's about it.
2006-07-22 16:22:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋