He says he is not a psychopath but a "high functioning sociopath".
He was a psychopath/sociopath, and felt no empathy for his victims.
Psychopath. Sociopath. Footpath. Telepath. Bypath. Allopath.
The Defining characteristic of the narcissist is grandiosity. The narcissist is more likely to be attention seeking, envious and to desire admiration.The defining characteristic of the sociopath/psychopath is callousness. The sociopath/psychopath is more likely to engage in illegal activity, to be aggressive, impulsive and deceitful.
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A masochist likes to be dominated. A sociopath likes to dominate. I smell wedding bells. <3
A synonym for psychopath is sociopath. Both terms refer to individuals with antisocial personality traits characterized by a lack of empathy and disregard for the rights of others.
Needs an answer. Surely there are some differences.
You can try conditioning yourself, but it's not really something you can control... fear is natural. A lack of fear is a sign of a psychopath or sociopath.
A psychopath is a person with a mental illness. They are unable to learn from past mistakes, and usually seek pleasure in aggressive illegal acts like murder. Psychopathy is very similar to sociopathy, but not everyone who is a sociopath is also a psychopath. Psychopaths are more violent and dangerous.
An individual cannot be both. Psychopathy is caused by genetic factors such as a shrunken amygdala or altered grey matter in your brain while sociopathy is caused by social factors such as severe trauma. Sociopathy is most definitely not just a newer word for psychopathy, however individuals with either condition usually share a lot of the same charecterstics. Sociopaths are also more likely to be able to form meaningful relationships than psychopaths.
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