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Sociopath vs Psychotic - What's the difference?

sociopath | psychotic |

As nouns the difference between sociopath and psychotic

is that sociopath is a person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life while psychotic is a person affected by psychosis.

As an adjective psychotic is

of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

sociopath

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life.

    • Derived terms

    * sociopathy * sociopathic

    See also

    * psychopath * (Psychopathy) * (Antisocial personality disorder)

    psychotic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person affected by psychosis.