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'''Sociopathy''' is "a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sociopath] - the definition of sociopathy by Dictionary.com</ref>
'''Sociopathy''' is "a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sociopath] - the definition of sociopathy by Dictionary.com</ref> The term was coined by [[psychologist]] G.E.Partridge in 1930 from ''socio-'' and ''[[psychopath]]''.
It is a mental disorder that is synonymous with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) in which the person with the disorder exhibits an unusually lethargic way of demonstrating [[empathy]]. In other words, empathy is severely lacking.
It is a mental disorder that is synonymous with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) in which the person with the disorder exhibits an unusually lethargic way of demonstrating [[empathy]]. In other words, empathy is severely lacking.