Are psychopaths and sociopaths the same?

[Anonymous]

Are psychopaths and sociopaths the same?

[Greedier]

Basically,

• A psychopath doesn't has any emotions and a lot of times no reason to kill either, they kill because it's fun, it thrills them. The adrenaline they feel playing cat and mouse with their victims, the blood dripping out of wounds, people screaming... And they don't regret nothing.

Yuck! 🤮

• Now a sociopath is as bad a psychopath, but they usually would just kill if it can gets something out for them. If it benefits them in some way.
And differently of psychos sociopaths can have anger outbursts, so they act out of impulse a lot of times and they can regret what they've done as they're able to feel something.

•Most dangerous?
Psychopaths for sure.
While one expose their emotions out and gives you hints that they're not normal, a psycho can even be thar perfect neighbour. That smiles everytime they see you, or that so admirable person that's considered an example to be followed.
The thing is that they can mix up with the multitude really (too) well, which can make distinguishing them really difficult.

Well, till one day you wake up in a warehouse, tied up and gagged as a hostage.

Sorry, guess I got traumatised after watching those serial killers series😅

But I guess being a psychopath or sociopath doesn't mean they're a murderer or anything.
Just that one has no feelings and no regrets; and the other has anger outbursts which makes them act out of impulse causing regretment.

[Anonymous]

No. Psychopaths are born that way and can never be helped or changed. Their brains are wired that way. Sociopaths are ”made” through bad experiences. Psychopaths completely lack the ability to form genuine attachment, they can appear normal and charming (know what to say and do to make people like them or to make themselves appear normal) but is extremely manipulative and usually just for the fun of it because they’re bored. They can keep their life together and appear to have anormal family and work life. They often get far in careers and get into leadership positions even. They can carefully plan out criminal activity. They play games where they’re being mean, cruel or a bully just to see how the other person reacts and think it’s funny when they get some sort lf reaction from the other person.

Sociopaths are more impulsive and can form attachment altough it’s very hard for them. They often can’t keep up a normal life or job and often go in and out of jail because, again, impulsiveness and lack of ability (or fucks to give) to plan out their criminal behaviour beforehand. Sociopaths also have fits of rage and anger. They know how what they’re doing affects others in different ways but just don’t care.

[Anonymous]

No. A sociopath knows what they're doing. They plan their actions and are very deliberate. Sociopaths lack empathy. Sociopaths are often described as charming, because they have learned the things they need to say and do in order to achieve what they want.

A psychopath can not control their impulses. They can be unpredictable and do not consider consequences until after they have already acted. Psychopaths are often perceived as "unhinged."

Sociopaths typically make great politicians and it is not uncommon for them to gravitate to this line of work. That isn't a joke or commentary. That's an actual thing.

Psychopaths have a lot more difficulty fitting in to society.

[AdithyaR]

Sociopaths are generally people with limited social abilities and a very low level of empathy.
Psychopaths are essentially null of that, they have no sense of remorse or empathy and purely act based on their basal impulses.

[kyleelyn199723]

No. Sociopaths do crazy things that benefit themselves. Usually have no remorse and no sympathy for others, but hold sympathy and remorse for only themselves. psychopaths are the opposite. They come off as friendly people, you wouldn’t even know they are crazy , until they actually do crazy things. Psychopaths are usually mentally ill, while sociopaths are typically not. Sociopaths may have just low self esteem and guilt. I advise you to go watch Nikolas Cruz (school shooter) interrogation. There’s a video on YouTube that breaks down how many many shooters pretend they are psychopaths to try and get the easy way out (or what they think is easy) when in reality they are sociopaths that know exactly what they did.

[SweetDumplings]

No sociopaths tend to be worse though a narcissist is also bad in their own twisted way but both cannot be in a room together, it would be bad

[Gwenhwyfar]

I think they are just two labels people use for the same underlying condition. But this may have changed in the last ten years since I studied it.

[I-C3_ME]

I'm not 100% sure but the difference should be that a psychopath knows what they are doing is wrong but a sociopath doesn't.

[Snakeyes7]

According to VeryWell Health:

[MadBoy]

Psychopaths pretend to care about you then get joy from hurting you. Sociopaths just don't care.

[jshm2]

Nope. One is violent, the other conniving.

[emperor90]

No they are not

[Anonymous]

no different