what is the difference?

Question

between any insane person and a psychopath?

Answer 1

Basically, a person who is legally insane is out of touch with reality, disoriented and sometimes hearing voices in their head.
A psychopath can be sane but has a severe antisocial disorder, often leading to violence, complete disrespect for others and society in general. A psychopath is frequently much more dangerous to others than one who is insane.

Answer 2

An insane person has a mental defect (a disease that can be remidied to a point with medication) A psychopath has an anti-social behavior. Essentially the conscious that tells us that what we're doing is wrong, they don't hear or they completely ignore w/o suffering the guilt the rest of society feels.

Answer 3

Someone who is 'insane' has severe brain damage in some way, a psychopath is some one who goes into psychotic moods brought on sometimes by drug or alcohol. If u know anyone with these conditions avoid them at all costs

Answer 4

by definition an insane person who is someone who is mentally ill, as is a psychopath, the difference is a psychopath usually has a personality disorder charcterised by antisocial behaviour, indiffernce to morality, and abnormal changes in mood and activity.

Answer 5

Merriam Webster defines a psychopath as: a mentally ill or unstable person; especially a person affected with antisocial personality disorder.

Insanity is: 1 : a deranged state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder (as schizophrenia)
2 : such unsoundness of mind or lack of understanding as prevents one from having the mental capacity required by law to enter into a particular relationship, status, or transaction or as removes one from criminal or civil responsibility

Answer 6

An insane person is still able to feel pity for others and to empathise.

Answer 7

Google DSM IV; it'll give you medical definitions of both.

Answer 8

one is statistically significant

Answer 9

a physcho has no remorse

Answer 10

u didn't know.