Differences in Outward Behavior of a
Psychopath and a Sociopath
Social Relationships
Psychopaths often live at the
fringes of society. They often tend to be extremely disorganized and are unable
to maintain normal relationships with family, friends or co-workers. Unlike
psychopaths, sociopaths can be almost obsessively organized and are normal in
their social relationships, often forming symbiotic or parasitic relations. A
sociopath would likely live an outwardly normal life and appear to blend in
well with society; they may even be charming.
Career
Psychopaths often find it hard to
maintain a steady job and home.
Sociopaths often have successful
careers and try to make others like and trust them. This is because they
understand human social emotions quite well but are unable to experience them.
This allows them to be master manipulators of human emotions.
Violent tendencies
A psychopath's outbreaks of violence
are erratic and unplanned. After an erratic act, psychopaths can often be
easily identified as they generally leave behind a trail of clues and a history
of violent outbursts.
A sociopaths can plan acts of
violence for years and may often be motivated by greed or revenge. Violent
crimes by sociopaths are often controlled and often go undetected until after a
sociopath is caught.
Similarities between Psychopaths and
Sociopaths
Sociopaths and psychopaths both face
medical disorders that can be treated or alleviated if properly diagnosed.
Treatment involves therapies and may involve proper medication. In fact,
psychiatrists often don't distinguish between the two based on behavior; instead,
they label a person with ASPD a sociopath if their mental condition is a result
of mainly social conditions like abuse during childhood and a psychopath if the
condition is mainly congenital.
The symptoms in both cases begin to
establish and surface at approximately fifteen years of age. The initial
symptom can be excessive cruelty to animals followed by lack of conscience,
remorse or guilt for hurtful actions to others at a later stage. There may be
an intellectual understanding of appropriate social behavior but no emotional
response to the actions of others. Psychopaths may also face an inability to
form genuine relationships, and may show inappropriate or out of proportion
reaction to perceived negligence.
Treatment and Support
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a
mental illness that can be managed with drugs and therapy.
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