What is the difference between a Psychopath and Sociopath?
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Psychopath:A person with an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior without empathy or remorse.\nhttp://www.answers.com/psychopath?gwp=12&method=2\nSociopath: One who is affected with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior.\nhttp://www.answers.com/topic/sociopath?method=22\n\nSo a psychopath is a really bad sociopath who doesnt give a damn.
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A forensic pathologist or anthropologist, or a serial killer.
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Although this isn't necessarily always the case, almost all serial killers happen to be sociopathic, now (and more properly) referred to as a dissasociative personality disorder.\n\nThis is a disorder that basically effects how the person thinks about everything. It's two most striking traits are:\n\n1) The person does not think their actions through, and often do things without considering the consequences.\n2) The person seems to lack a concience. Basically, even after they've done something, they don't care or feel remorse.
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To better understand the mechanics of human thought. Map the psyche. Study the social/mental operation of society. Differentiate between mental illness and psychosis. The list goes on and on.
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Because life would be uneventful without the joys of sociopaths. \n\nAnd God likes fictional sociopaths, such as Hannibal Lecter, because he's twisted. Not to mention, how can you not like Hannibal Lecter while he outwits trainee Starling?
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In fact both of them affect each other..for example, when you are ill, you also dont feel yourself good psychologically..or when ur psychology is broken, it mean ur health is in danger also..to explain it breifly, for example think about depression..when one is in depression, he feels unhappy and he feels isolated..he wants to escape fom everything. he lives in the world that he constructs in his mind..this unhappiness and isolation affect his mental health.he cant think healthy..and sometimes in such 'patients', there can be seen the division of characters..they can have characters more than one..one day they can be like an angel..and another day they become a devil..and physically??mostly in psychological illnesses, patients have sleeping problems..some sleep much and some dont sleep..and this also affect their nourishment habits..and in time their body loses its resistence and they become physically ill also..
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I actually asked a similar question of a friend in law school. My question was about another psychological disorder called a dissociative fugue. In either case, in the US legal system, a person with a legitimate psychological disorder cannot be held accountable for a crime committed by another personality. However, in the legal system, a person with multiple personalities can be placed in a mental institution. David/Sam should probably be seeking medical attention, especially if one of his/her personalities is violent.
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One who is affected with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior.\n\nSome related afflictions:\n\n• Conduct disorder \n• Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) \n• Crime \n• Histrionic personality disorder \n• Narcissistic personality disorder \n• Oppositional defiant disorder \n• Psychopathy \n• Sadistic personality disorder
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what is the difference between the two
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Maybe he's a sociopath?
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These are totally different classifications of mental disorder, as others have mentioned. Sociopaths are sometimes classified as having an antisocial personality disorder. Sociopaths are people that will break the law, exploit others, do just about anything they damn well want to do, because they seem to lack a normal conscience. Schizophrenics are not sociopaths. They sometimes are driven by impulses to do things that may be harmful to themselves or others, often things that they may not want to do but feel compelled to do by the voices they hear. Schizophrenia can often be controlled by drugs, although side effects from the drugs may cause some schizophrenics to reject the drug treatment. As far as I know (I'm no expert in this field), there are no medical treatments for sociopaths. I suppose a person could be both a schizophrenic and a sociopath, but certainly most schizophrenics are not sociopaths. Outside of the psychiatric world, sociopaths might be considered by many just to be really evil people. For more information on classifications of mental disorders, you could look at the website below.
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I have met executioners and they tend to be people who strongly believe they are carrying out one of their many job responsibilities.  They take no joy from it, but neither do they shy away from being part of the system's mechanism for the ultimate punishment.  I did not get the impression that the people with whom I met were psychopathic or sociopathic (as most other thrill-killers would be).\n\nTo put this answer in context, by the way, I am not generally in favor of the death penalty because I think our system of justice is far too imperfect for it to ever be fairly and equally meted out.
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Psychotherapist is a generic term for someone who provides psychological therapy. It does not by itself describe a particular mental health professional or a particular approach to therapy. \n\nA Psychoanalyst is a mental health professional who uses Freud's psychoanalytic therapy to treat emotional problems. A traditional psychoanalyst does fairly intensive treatment that tends to take a long period of time to take effect. There is some controversy over the effectiveness of psychoanalytic treatment, and what are the appropriate types of problems for psychoanalytic treatment. \n\nA psychologist is a mental health professional that is trained in psychology. Psychologists who provide treatment--clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, and school psychologists, for example--have training in psychological foundations, clinical assessment, and psychotherapy and counseling. They do talk therapy as well as do psychological testing. They may use a variety of different treatment approaches, including psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, and other types. \n\nA psychiatrist, by the way, is a medical doctor who specializes in treating emotional problems. They can do talk therapy and can also prescribe medication and admit persons to hospitals where needed. Because of their training they tend to work with persons with serious mental illnesses and issues where there is possible medical complications.\n\nA few things to remember when selecting a therapist. First make sure that they hold a license to practice their specialty (psychology, counseling, social work, or psychiatry). All psychotherapists typically do talk therapy, although each may have a particular approach that they use. Make sure that the professional that you go to has experience and training in the problem area with which you want help. Psychotherapy is a relationship with someone, so how well your personality and the personality of your therapist fit make a difference. Some folks find that they have to shop around to find a therapist that they feel they click with. For more information on selecting a therapist and on psychological problems go to the American Psychological Association website at http://www.apahelpcenter.org/. Very good articles on choosing a therapist, when you need help, and other topics are available on the North Carolina Psychological Association website at http://www.ncpsychology.org/html/GeneralPublic.htm\n\nAs far as addictions go, you should find someone who specifically works with addictions. Typically that isn't a psychoanalyst. Addictions treatment often includes the use of 12 step type group support programs. More information on this is available at the National Institute of Drug Abuse website http://www.nida.nih.gov/drugpages/treatment.html\nand the Alcholics Anonomous website http://www.aa.org/default/en_about.cfm.
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Empathy is showing concern and solidarity for someone else without expecting anything in return.\n\nA sociopath can be a product of his environment, of a troubled childhood, and/or a chemical imbalance in the brain as well as other factors. \n\nNormally children do exhibit empathy at a very young age. But I believe that empathy must be continously taught and reinforced by parents in order for it to become ingrained in childhood and eventually until adulthood.\n\nI once heard an expert state that when a toddler first sees that a doll's head is missing and then tries to reattach it - he/she is acting upon a sense of morality because he/she knows that something is wrong with the condition of the doll.  These are the first simple steps in distinguishing right from wrong.  \n\nThe article below relates an interesting study on babies and altruism.
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All is point of view, however Right and Wrong are judgments of action based upon point of view.\nA psychopath has no conception of Right or Wrong.  A human who is not a psychopath as some conception of what is Right and what is Wrong, but these may not be relative.\nAlmost every culture of humans believes that it is Wrong to hurt another human on purpose.  Does that make not hurting another Right?\nKeep in mind, no matter what your religious background, Divinity is the only real judge.  All judgments made by humans might be in error and will probably cause you to be judged.
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Psychology is concerned with all aspects of behaviour and the thoughts, feelings and motivation underlying such behaviour.\n\n\nPsychiatry is the study of mental disorders and their diagnosis, management and prevention. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have qualified in Psychiatry.
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Are you asking me a valid question here, or are you just trying to get inside my head?\nMaybe you should consider also PURSUing a spelling class or two. Sorry, don't mean to be offensive. We're all psychologists, you know. I'm psychosomatic psychopath.