Editions Quartz. More from Quartz About Quartz. Follow Quartz. These are some of our most ambitious editorial projects. From our Series. By Adrienne Matei. Published October 26, This article is more than 2 years old. Just a little thing called love. Sign me up. There are some who say that "sociopaths are made and psychopaths are born," but this characterization may be too far broad. While it is true that psychopathy is believed to have genetic components perhaps caused by the underdevelopment of the parts of the brain that regulate emotion and impulsiveness , there are clearly other factors that contribute to the behavioral disorder.
Many have had parents who were substance abusers and who failed to provide parental guidance or attention. This typically translates to unstable and failed relationships in adulthood and a fixated sense that you have been "robbed" of opportunities and advantages afforded to everyone else. Sociopathy also tends to be associated with harmful childhood experiences , including sexual abuse , physical violence, or parental instability. Sociopaths have a conscience, albeit a weak one, and will often justify something they know to be wrong.
By contrast, psychopaths will believe that their actions are justified and feel no remorse for any harm done. This differentiation may suggest that nature plays more of a role in the creation of a psychopath than a sociopath. This is supported in part by a review of studies in which as many as a third of people diagnosed with sociopathy essentially "give up" their antisocial behavior in later life and develop well-adjusted relationships.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM classifies APD by a range of personality and behavioral traits that describe how a person functions, how he or she relates to others, and how those beliefs express themselves by actions.
Self-functioning characteristics are those that reflect what a person is like and how that person views his or her actions or goals. In order to be diagnosed with APD, you must exhibit all of the following characteristics:. Interpersonal characteristics are those that describe how a person interacts with others in general. You must also exhibit these traits to be diagnosed with APD:. Behavioral characteristics complete the clinical diagnosis by describing the route a person will take to either control, coerce, or deceive, such as:.
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The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author s and the copyright owner s are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Introduction Psychopathy is a widely researched personality disorder see Patrick, for a recent review of studies in the field. TABLE 1. Descriptive statistics for PPTS factors.
TABLE 2. Fit indices for seven alternative models of the PPTS. TABLE 4.
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