Anna Case
Psychopath and sociopath also known antisocial personality disorder is label so variously and defined so loosely that it is often referred to as a âwastebasket diagnosisâ one reserved to for personality disturbances that do not neatly fit other categories. As of today the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines psychopath as a person who has antisocial personality disorder that is seeping with aggressive, perverted, criminal mind with an amoral behavior that lacks empathy and sociopath also known as antisocial personality disorder, as a person who has antisocial behaviors and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. The confusion surrounding the terms is heightened by tendency to apply it to almost any variety of irresponsible behavior shot of full blown psychosis. Many psychiatrists have found it a condition easier to recognize than to describe. However, when someone hears the words psychopath or sociopath they automatically start thinking of some awful, derange, serial killer. That might have been true years ago, now differences in the two have finally been revealed. So, my purpose is show you that not all psychopath or sociopath is serial killer they can be a will functional citizen. Before understanding the two personality disorder, you first understand what exactly each disorder consists of.
Being a psychopath affects every single aspect of a personâs life. They tend to be both impulsive and irresponsible, and have considerable problems dealing with authority. They struggle to control their behavior, lack empathy and remorse, and never accept any responsibility for their actions. Psychopaths are very flamboyant with how they deal with their disorder. Some famous psychopaths that you might know about are Charles Manson, Richard Ramirez, Theodore Bundy and David Berowitz. These four men are famous for being some of the most notorious and manipulative serial killers in history. Not all psychopaths