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What's the difference between psychopath and sociopath?

What's the difference between psychopath and sociopath?
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As Dave's article link mentions, experts disagree. The article's author has encountered enough difference of opinion that he felt he should write an article giving his opinion. It doesn't necessarily represent consensus nor even majority opinion. (And the article serves as a segue to an introduction of the author's new book, so it's difficult to be sure of motivation behind it.)

Still, the article does somewhat manage to point out that a sociopathic personality qualification more specifically has focus on the rules of the society in general while the psychopathic personality qualification tends to focus on actual interactions with other individuals. Beyond that differentiation, the subject gets into a whole bunch of opinion and case studies.

Tom
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[Abandoned (3 Days) - as this is stagnating while nearing two weeks open for comment it is about time for having 'last call' to permit more focus for other open Q's]

It is likely that there be underlying intent here to form backdrop resource for subsequent question concerning 1000s of those raised in West traveling to support ISIL, or the more individual of west who begin some killing spree, if not about potential affects of drugs on behavior, including prescription.

That said, I dunno what to make of this newer link:

Psychopaths in US provoking ‘open war’ with Russia: Draitser
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/01/23/394378/US-psychopaths-seek-open-war-with-Russia - Jan 23, 2015
An American political activist and analyst says the psychopathic leadership in the United States is provoking “an open war” with Russia that could be disastrous for the entire world.
sociopath - won't kill you if they think they can't get away with it
psychopath - doesn't care. they will just kill you
^^^ ^^^ ^^^ you're dead.
and there it is
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So, when they are attracted to Levant to carry on, either would treat all militant groups fairly equally - initially,
and when the going gets tough, it is the sociopath that is more likely to switch sides.
Is that it?

So what can be available for recruiter to become more appealing than competitor?
I'm afraid that answer is above your paygrade.
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Likely, for why had to ask. thoughts on availability of booze, loose women, drugs, loot go fading with lack of news but of returning women as not being good enough.Job with pay? There's still little news on any actually doing one prayer a day let alone five. Sadism?

Still leaves room for payroll deduction plan, instead of union dues, having dues to pay others to do your praying for you.
psychopath - will harm for the sake of harming
sociopath - will harm with purpose (purpose may be anything, even for the purpose that they can)
psychopath - generally unorganized behaviorally and deteriorating
sociopath - generally organized and at least superficially stable
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