Definitions of antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy have all evolved over the years; however, as the …show more content…
However, theorists such as Lykken suggest that individuals are sociopaths because they lack emotional support and attachment from their family and peers. Some children also lack parental affection and as they grow older, they become aggressive and isolated from society. However, there is much confusion in developing the term sociopath and there has not been an appropriate way to empirically validate or measure the term sociopath, making it more difficult to analyze the differences between a psychopath and a sociopath. Therefore, when mental health professionals treat or diagnose patients, it is important for them to have the correct diagnoses, otherwise a wrong diagnoses may be detrimental to someone’s