Some more info on the difference between Psychopaths and Sociopaths

I especially noted the following: "Sociopathy, while severely the less understood of the two disorders, can be [b]congenital or acquired[/b]. Psychopathy, meanwhile, is generally considered a confluence of [b]genetic and chemical imbalances[/b]."

http://www.medicaldaily.com/whats-difference-between-sociopath-and-psychopath-not-much-one-might-kill-you-270694

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Faust76 · 46-50, M

The trouble is that there are as many different definitions for the difference between psychopaths and sociopaths as there are opionated people. The article you're quoting was written by Chris Weller, Business Insider's "Innovation Reporter", a tech startup hype-riser basically.

The fact is that BOTH are basically media-sexy Hollywood terms (Although Psychopathy does see some significance in criminology in particular). DSM-IV, the accepted manual on science of psychology in the USA only knows of Antisocial Personality Disorder, the technical term, the rest is basically pop-psychology. For some real science, there is for example http://www.openaccessjournals.com/abstract/misconceptions-regarding-psychopathic-personality-implications-for-clinical-practice-and-research-6158.html

iMystery · M

@Faust76 "media-sexy Hollywood terms" 😂 Man I like that!