These environmental factors could range from the people the person is around to the location they are living. Sociopaths could have been abused in their childhood, but this isn’t always present with all sociopaths. Sociopaths may share one childhood complication, but could have variables that are not present with other sociopaths. More than half of the reasons sociopaths are who they are are because of genetics, but this does not mean genetics are the only thing responsible. A child’s environment could affect the development of their mind. For one, the people that are consistently present in the life of a child. Not knowing any better, children begin to learn from those around him or her. Children are similar to a sponge, they begin to absorb knowledge, traits, and actions that are taught to, or will begin to mirror others. Children can be set into a survival mentality. Dependent on their environment, children can bet set to do what it takes to stay alive. Without the possibility of a job, or wanting to get …show more content…
The actions of a sociopath can be understood if one knows what a sociopath is. There are two different ways a sociopath can become who they are. One way is genetic and is received through heredity. The second way is through a large variety of environmental factors. A large amount of environmental variables can affect the mind state of a child. Environmental factors can be the setting the child is living in, or the people they are around. It could also be due to a traumatic childhood. Conduct disorder could appear because of failure to bond. Failure to bond can affect the development of social skills which causes them to fail to communicate with