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Psychopaths and sociopaths are two breeds of people, that we as a society are fascinated with. However, it tends to get a bit confusing when it comes to telling the difference between the two. So here are several traits that may help you understand the difference:

"The two disorders confuse even professionals. Psychiatrists, police officers and criminologists often use the terms incorrectly as synonyms. To be fair, neither respects the law, social rules nor human rights. Remorse and guilt are absent. The penchant for aggression is strong. This overlap keeps most people in the dark about what sets them apart.

Curiously, their unique traits are polar opposites.
Sociopaths tend to be nervous and emotionally volatile. Psychopaths are slow to agitate, charming and calm. The latter is more likely to succeed within society while sociopaths have a higher risk of being uneducated, isolated or struggling to keep a job. Sociopaths are clearly “disturbed” while psychopaths appear normal. Sociopaths suck at relationships but they form a few meaningful bonds, something psychopaths is inherently incapable of. A meticulously planned crime indicates a psychopath while sociopaths are more prone to spontaneous murders. Finally, psychopathy is believed to result from a brain defect. There is strong evidence that sociopathy is caused by severe trauma, especially in childhood.

Which person is considered to be the more dangerous one? The psychopath. In fact, theirs is viewed as the most lethal of all personality disorders."

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