https://www.google.com/amp/www.medi...path-not-much-one-might-kill-you-270694?amp=1
Sociopathy, while severely the less understood of the two disorders, can be congenital or acquired. Psychopathy, meanwhile, is generally considered a confluence of genetic and chemical imbalances. Psychopaths lack the proper neurological frameworks to develop a sense of ethics and morality. Sociopaths interact with their social worlds in a meaningful way, but their moral compasses needed a massive tune-up yesterday.
ETA: I only posted this here because I found it interesting, as I wasn't aware of this particular distinction. I agree we should never be hasty to label anyone a psychopath or sociopath. With that said, I can't imagine how someone could singlehandedly orchestrate such a heartless attack on so many innocent people and NOT be a psychopath.
He was not diagnosed a sociopath.. He was described as per the report. Its a question of understanding what psychiatrist meant by his words 'a sociopathic personality'
in 1960.
[FONT="]Antisocial personality disorder is defined by a pattern of socially irresponsible, exploitative, and guiltless behaviour.[/FONT][FONT="]
1[/FONT][FONT="] Symptoms include failure to conform to law, failure to sustain consistent employment, manipulation of others for personal gain, deception of others, and failure to develop stable interpersonal relationships.[/FONT][FONT="]
2[/FONT][FONT="] Lifetime prevalence for ASPD is reported to range from 2% to 4% in men and from 0.5% to 1% in women.[/FONT][FONT="]
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4[/FONT][FONT="] Prevalence peaks in people age 24 to 44 years and drops off in people 45 to 64 years.[/FONT][FONT="]
5[/FONT][FONT="] The male-to-female ratio is estimated at between 2:1 and 6:1, depending on assessment method and sample characteristics.[/FONT][FONT="]
6[/FONT][FONT="] The prevalence of ASPD varies with the setting but can reach 80% in correctional settings.[/FONT][FONT="]
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8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4500180/
This is what is interesting
ASPD is a predictor of poor treatment response. ASPD begins early in life, usually by age 8 years. Diagnosed as conduct disorder in childhood, the diagnosis converts to ASPD at age 18 if antisocial behaviours have persisted. While chronic and lifelong for most people with ASPD, the disorder tends to improve with advancing age. Earlier onset is associated with a poorer prognosis. Other moderating factors include marriage, employment, early incarceration (or adjudication during childhood), and degree of socialization.
Both Black et al
28,
30 and Robins
19 found that a sizable percentage of people with ASPD improve or remit with advancing age. This finding is consistent with crime statistics, which show that
The definition of ASPD has evolved, complicating the interpretation of findings in early studies.
Our psychiatrist possibly worked from these paradigms
[h=2]Early Studies: The Gluecks and Robins[/h]Research conducted in the 1940s and 1950s by Robins
19 at Washington University in St Louis, and by the Gluecks (see Glueck and Glueck
25) at Harvard, independently showed the continuity between adult and childhood behavioural problems. The work of these researchers later influenced the diagnostic criteria for ASPD in DSM-III.
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