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Psychopathy is the laymans term for Antisocial Personality Disorder.

There is no clear cause though it is belived to be caused both by genetics and early childhood abuse or neglect. Some scientist claim that it can bae caused by braindamage to the frontal lobes, but no clear explaination has been found.

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