Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Sociopaths and psychopaths lack empathy for others, but they differ in impulsivity, relationships, conscience, and emotion. Of the two, psychopathy is ...

Unlike sociopaths, psychopaths are unable to form emotional attachments. Psychopaths tend to be aggressive and predatory in nature. They view others as objects for their amusement.

So what's the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? As we'll see, these terms have been used at different times in history, and relate to some overlapping concepts.

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