My mom keeps bugging me and others because she is currently in Mania (Manic) for over 2 months now (this relates to her medications). She has alot of problems, our family and friends are haveing alot of problems, but right now she is focused on repeatatively nagging everyone and everything because one of her friends has just been labled a Sosiopath (and many other things). Her friend says she was told there is more then one type of Sosiopath and so it does not mean what it meant because there are now many types that just are labled that.
So I would like to see what kinds of responces I get.
2006-10-25 10:13:55 · 5 answers · asked by sailortinkitty 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Okay Folks,.. incase you haven't caught on yet, I have Dislexia and other disablities. This is why I spelt Sosiopath and probably other words wrong.
"yes" does not help, as I was seeking more of a list or some details.
Wiki does not help, they do not have Sosiopath, I have heard Psychopaths and Sosiopaths are different,... Psychopath is more like the Fantasized/Romanasized image people come up with (do not ask me why, to make it clearer this is like when people say "Retard" and the image people come up for the Learning impaired).
But feel free to keep Anwsering, it seems best some times to blend answers together as indivual ones do not always cover enough by themselves.
2006-10-25 10:34:22 · update #1
I have not heard of different categories of sociopaths, but there is a wide spectrum of manifestation. Sociopaths can range from being manipulative and fairly harmless to serial killers.
Sociopath and psychopath are the same thing, but sociopath is the term generally used in the medical community.
2006-10-25 10:25:11 · answer #1 · answered by picopico 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, it's sociopath. Which means loosely that they have a hard time feeling empathy, or guilt for their actions, basically no conscience.
You should look it up on Wikepedia or some other reliable source to really understand it--please don't just take my word for it. Ask questions to your moms doctor or ask your doctor or your counselor at school to provide you with resources in the community. It sounds like your family needs some help and your community may be able to provide it.
2006-10-25 10:25:15 · answer #2 · answered by michelle5196 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is sociopath, it means that the person has no conscience. Many serial killers are sociopaths.
2006-10-25 10:22:19 · answer #3 · answered by frillylilfilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-25 10:17:35 · answer #4 · answered by adam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociopath
2006-10-25 10:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by sab 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋