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TrogL

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1. Let's make a distinction between psychopaths and sociopaths

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 02:54 PM

May 2012

Note that the study deals specifically with "violent offenders with psychopathic symptoms".

In the Batman world, I label the countless corrupt politicians as sociopaths and the Bat-villians like The Joker as psychopaths.

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Study reveals psychopaths have significant differences in brain structure -- grey matter. [View all] hedda_foil May 2012 OP

Let's make a distinction between psychopaths and sociopaths TrogL May 2012 #1

Sociopaths don't know the difference... RevStPatrick May 2012 #2

I thought sociopaths knew right from wrong and didn't care about the consequences of their actions Larkspur May 2012 #3

This is my understanding. laundry_queen May 2012 #5

the difference is how they were created. provis99 May 2012 #4

No, that's the distinction between psychopaths and psychotics. backscatter712 May 2012 #8

No, that's a psychotic Prophet 451 May 2012 #11

This is wonderful news. With a diagnostic tool with teeth victims will not be so isolated anymore applegrove May 2012 #6

sad smile, Dan May 2012 #7

The psychopath wouldn't care Prophet 451 May 2012 #12

I wouldn't jump to conclusions... ljm2002 May 2012 #9

True, but... Prophet 451 May 2012 #13

Read "The Psychopath Test" by John Ronson mojitojoe May 2012 #10