Psycopaths and sociopaths are very different, but in recent months the two disorders are
being confused.
This is partially because of shane dawsons documentary, the life of jake paul.
Its very important that the two disorders do not get confused, as one is far worse than
the other.
So what are the differences between a sociopaths and psycopaths?
That’s the question we’re asking, today on life’s biggest questions.
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The terms sociopaths and psycopaths are used quite freely in our society.
There are a few huge differences between psycopaths and sociopaths, but in a lot of ways, they
are very similar.
But sociopaths are more likely to blend in to society, you might know quite a few sociopaths
in your life.
Psychopaths are far more likely to get in trouble with the law.
Lets talk about sociopaths first.
A sociopath is someone with antisocialpersonality disorder.
You can only be diagnosed as a sociopath after age 18, but all of the following traits must
be present by the age of 15 for the diagnosis.
Sociopaths violate the law repeatedly.
They are skilled at lying and deception.
They show signs of physical aggression, and they have a reckless disregard for the safety
of themselves and others.
Sociopaths often show a lack of remorse for others, and show consistent irresponsibility
in work and family environments.
Some famous examples of sociopaths include John Wayne Gacy who was a local hero that
won man of the year in his city.
He would entertain children as a clown at birthday parties and was beloved by his community.
But Gacy was also a murderer who murdered and sexually abused 32 men and boys and hid
them under his house.
Serial killer ted bundy who was known for being extremely charming, attractive and manipulated.
He killed 30 victims across the united states.
Jeffrey Macdonald, a medical doctor and officer in the green berets and a family man.
He was a husband and had 2 daughters, but he was a narcissistic sociopath who murdered
his pregnant wife and unborn child.
and Jeffrey Dahmer AKA the Milwaukee cannibal, who raped, dismembered, murdered and occasionally
chowed down on 17 men and boys in the 1970s and 80s.
So now that you know a little about sociopaths, lets talk about psycopaths.
A psychopath is a little different.
It can be reasonably stated that a psychopath is a more severe version of a sociopath.
All psycopaths are sociopaths, but not all sociopaths are psychopaths, if that makes
sense.
Psycopaths also show a lack of guilt, remorse and empathy for others.
They lack deep emotional attachments, they are narcissists.
Psycopaths can also be extremely charming, manipulative as well as dishonest.
Its possible for psycopaths to maintain control over their emotions, they display little to
no emotion even under circumstances where the average person might become horrified
or threatened.
A psychopath does know the difference between right and wrong.
But They take reckless risks while knowing that they are doing something wrong.
The key is, psychopaths don’t care that they are doing something morally wrong or
displaying morally wrong behaviour.
Some famous examples of psycopaths include Ed Gein.
Norman bates from psyco, leatherface from the texas chainsaw massacre as well as buffalo
bill were all characters that were based on Ed Gein.
Gein was also called the butcher of plainfield.
He was a grave robber would collect womens bodies and used their remains to decorate
his farm and make items of clothing.
Jack The Ripper who killed prostitutes in the late 1800s removed their organs and put
them on display on the street.
The Zodiac Killer, who would reach out to media outlets with codes and riddles about
his muders.
Vlad The Impaler, 15th century ruler of Transylvania who’s favourite torture method was impalement.
Its estimated he impaled roughly 20 thousand people and killed 80 thousand while in power.
Elizabeth Bathory , a Hungarian countess who murdered 600 young women, drank and bathed
in their blood in an effort to steal their youth.
And Charles Manson who used psychopathic manipulation to create a cult following in the 1960s.
He convinced his biggest admirers to commit murders of celebrities.
Many also classify ted bundy as both a psychopath and sociopath because as I said, all psycopaths
are also sociopaths.
Around 93 percent of psycopaths are in the criminal justice system, so its important
to not get the two confused.
It is entirely possible for sociopaths to form emotional bonds with other people, like
family members.
Psycopaths cant form emotional bonds with anyone.
Sociopaths might not feel bad about hurting someone they don’t know, but they could
feel bad about hurting someone they share a bond with.
Over time, the behaviour of sociopaths becomes less severe, but this is not the case with
psycopaths.
For example, sociopaths can learn the consequences of their behaviour and adjust it.
Psycopaths do not care about consequences of their actions.
Psycopaths are not mentally ill and cant be institutionalized.
In order to be diagnosed as mentally ill, you must not be able to understand the difference
between right and wrong.
Psycopaths do know the difference.
He the main difference between sociopaths and psychopaths is it is possible for a sociopath
to have a conscience, its impossible for a psychopath to have a conscience.
Well there you have it, for now, I’m going to wrap up this video by responding to some
comments from my last video Is Vaping Better Than Smoking.
Emars – what about smoking alcohol.
10/10 would not recommend.
Tomas d – call me old fashioned but I like oxygen.
Unlike others, im not bored of breathing oxygen and smelling smells from food.
That’s great tom, our video was just meant to point out the differences between vaping
and smoking.
Its always best to avoid either.
Clay Talman – can we give a thumbs down to the 29 people who are not charlotte fans.
Hey now, its okay if you’re not a fan.
Can’t please everyone.
Danielle – I love this background music!
It always gets me right in the mood for learning some hardcore facts.
Im so pumped to learn facts right now.
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