Do sociopaths have high intelligence

Answer 1

Yes some of them do under the psychological problems and understand how to deal with patients and situations.

Answer

Sociopaths are mentally ill. Intelligence is another thing entirely and is not affected by mental illness. However, being mentally adept can improve their chances of successfully manipulating others.

Another Answer,

Sociopaths can have high intelligence, but they don't always. I mean, there's no qualifications for being a sociopath aside from being mentally ill. Just because you have high intelligence doesn't mean you're a sociopath, and just because you're a sociopath doesn't mean you have high intelligence.

Answer 2

The answer to this question depends on what we mean by ''intelligent.'' In terms of academic intelligence, sociopaths can perform just as well as anyone else. There are doctors and lawyers who are sociopaths. Sociopaths often believe themselves to be of superior intelligence because they can so easily fool, manipulate and cheat non-sociopaths. The reality is that this cheating inevitably ends up costing the sociopath dearly, and many sociopaths end up in jail. At the very least they end up alienating everyone who ever might have cared for them, which is really not very smart is it? All this stems from the fact there are different types of intelligence. Sociopaths lack social intelligence and emotional intelligence, although they may be very skilled at feigning or simulating emotions to better manipulate the rest of us.

Answer 3

Some might, some don't. There isn't much correlation.