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Larkspur

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3. I thought sociopaths knew right from wrong and didn't care about the consequences of their actions

Reply to RevStPatrick (Reply #2)

Tue May 8, 2012, 03:43 PM

May 2012

Psychopaths were extreme sociopaths who acted out their violent desires.

The banksters are sociopaths. They knew that the deals they made were wrong and would hurt their clients, but they did them anyway. They were a combo of gambling addicts and con men.

Both sociopaths and psychopaths are narcissists.

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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