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Difference between a Psychopath vs Sociopath

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Difference between a Psychopath vs Sociopath

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A academic paper
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.
Violence Theme

Sociopaths:

Sociopath tend to be more impulsive and erratic in their behavior than their psychopath counterparts. While also having difficulties in forming attachments to others, some socio may be able to form an attachment to a like-minded group or person. Unlike psychopaths, most sociopaths don’t hold down long-term jobs or present much of a normal family life to the outside world.
When a sociopath engages in criminal behavior, they may do so in an impulsive and largely unplanned manner, with little regard for the risk or consequences of their actions. They may become agitated and angered easily, sometimes resulting in violent outburst.

Psychopath:

Psychopaths, in general, have a hard time forming real emotional attachments with others. Instead, they form artificial, shallow relationships designed to be manipulated in a way that most benefits the psychopath. People are seen as pawns to be used to forward the psychopath’s goals. Psychopaths rarely feel guilt regarding any of their behaviors, no matter how much they hurt others.
But psychopaths can often be seen by others as being charming and trustworthy, holding steady to a normal job. Some even have families and somewhat of a loving relationship with a partner. They tend to be well-educated, they may also have learned a great deal on their own.
When a psychopath engages in criminal behavior, they tend to do in a way that minimizes risk to themselves. They carefully plan before any criminal activity so they don’t get caught.

Clues to a Psychopath or Sociopath in childhood:
early signs of Psychopath or Sociopathy is usually available to see in childhood. Most people who can later be diagnosed with Sociopathy or psychopathy have had a pattern of behavior where they violate the basic rights or safety of other. They often break the rules (Even laws).
Some points of problem behavior could be:

·      Aggression to people and animals

·      Destruction of property

·      Deceitfulness or theft

·      Serious violations of rules or laws

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By Nancy Gibbs
Published by The Times Magazine

About: How kids get arrested and or punished for making harmless jokes, or threats while being angry. It's about the paranoia spreading, and people jumping to unnecessary conclusions, that damages more than it helps.

Tip: read WARNING by Terry McCathy from the compendium - it discusses the opposite, what we actually should react on, how to spot a school shooter before he becomes one.

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By Michael Moore, 2002

Documentary

The documentary talks about the American culture and how fear and paranoia leads to more gun violence than in countries similar to them, focusing specifically on the event around the mass shooting in Columbine High School.

Themes:

Violence

Media

Culture

Fear

Racism

Mental health

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American Psycho is an American horror film directed by Mary Harron in 2000. The story is about Patrick Bateman, a rich, arrogant and yuppi in the 80´s in New York, who turns also to be an insane serial killer.

Themes: Luxury, Business, narcissism, uncaring society.

The characters in the movie are concerned with material gain and superficial appearance, money.
Bateman is a superficial person and all people around him think he is a nice guy and they can´t see he is a psychopath, even he repeatedly confess his crimes no one wants to believe that he could be killing people, so they prefer to ignore all he says.
He does not seem to see his “friends” or acquaintances as people, instead he observes them as objects. He does not describe those he comes across by their physical characteristics or their personalities, but rather by what they are wearing and who designed it.

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By: Olivia Solon, The Guardian, 15th of March 2017

Article

It talks about there being a higher number of psychopaths among CEO’s and high ranking employees than in the general public and some of the signs of psychopathy.

Themes:

Crime

Violence

Rich people

Psychopathy

What to look for

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Obama made a plan to reduce gun violence, it have four points.
1. Closing background check loopholes to keep guns out of dangerous hands;
2. Banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and taking other common-sense steps to reduce gun violence;
3. Making schools safer; and
4. Increasing access to mental health services.

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columbine: whose fault was it? is written by Marilyn Manson the May 28, 1999.

Marilyn is writing about, what he think`s is wrong with the community. And how he got blamed, because of his music.

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The Waste Land is a short story written by Alan Paton in 1961.
It is about a poor south African town, where crime is the only way to survive. People are so desperate that the main character (who has some money) is chaised by his own son and his son's friends. The man character fights for his life, and he accidentally ends up killing his own son.

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by Daniel Ransom in 1985

Short story

A girl runs away from home to punish her parents. A man is driving on the interstate to find his prey. They meet when the girl hitchhikes and he stops to pick her up.

Themes:

Crime

Murder

Teenage rebellion

Reckless youth

Male aggression

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by Teg E. Gaines 1994

Poem

A guy wants new shoes, but is too cheap/poor to buy them. He stalks a guy with air jordans and shoots him to get his shoes.

Themes:

It’s about having the right look no matter the consequences.

Peer pressure

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By Terry McCarthy
Published by The Times Magasine

About:
A teenager named Andy Williams, who shot his fellow high school students. 13 hit, two died (all in all 15 kids)
He lived with his neglecting father, rarely saw his mother. His friends dared him to "pull a columbine" when he threatened to do so. Andy was a very lonely kid, who no one took seriously.

The article is about the things going on before a school shooting happens, using Andys life as an example. Are there any warning signs people should be aware of, so that they can prevent another shooting before it is too late.

Tip: Read "it's only me," by Nancy Gibbs from the compendium. It's an article that discusses the opposite, how they at some schools overreact completely, giving in to paranoia, suspecting harmless innocent children of being school shooters.

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The Man Who Loved Flowers is a short story written by Stephen Kings in 1978.
It takes place in New york in 1963. It is about a good looking young man who walks around New York's streets looking after a woman named Norma. The young man is deeply in love with Norma and he is obsessed with her. He ends up killing the women he meets with a hammer, when they turn out not to be Norma.

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The text "Why, Honey?" is written by Raymond Carver in 1976.

It is a letter from a mom to an unknown man. In the letter she writes about her son and how he grew up. She talks about some episodes where he kills a cat and that he one night came home and she found a shotgun and a bloody shirt in his car. She writes that she plenty of times found out he had been lying for her, about his job and where he went. In the end of the letter she writes that one day they got in a huge fight, and she locked herself in her room. He took all of his stuff and left, and she hasn’t seen him since. She knows that he is now famous, because she has seen him on TV because he ran for governor and was elected.

Themes: family, lies/trust, violence and crime

Relation to our theme crime and violence: We aren't told anything that this boy does directly, but he does a lot of criminal and violent things. he kills a cat and probably a person as well,  and he lies about his payment from his "job" and some other things, where we assume that he's doing crimal things to get money.