A vague term used to define a person with any one of a range of antisocial or dissocial behaviors. A sociopath is usually disconnected from other people on an emotional level and is incapable of experiencing empathy.
Sociopaths are not necessarily immoral or amoral people, however, and can function well in certain positions where a lack of empathy is advantageous. For example, moral sociopaths make good court judges because they interpret the law as it is and treat the people involved as objects. Moral sociopaths also make good doctors in the sense they treat the patient as an object to be repaired and do not let emotions distract them or interfere with their work.
Sociopaths can, of course, lack morals and in this way tend to engage in amoral or immoral acts of self interest. This type of sociopath is dangerous on some levels as they tend not to view other people as "real" people and have no problem killing or harming them.
Sociopaths are not necessarily immoral or amoral people, however, and can function well in certain positions where a lack of empathy is advantageous. For example, moral sociopaths make good court judges because they interpret the law as it is and treat the people involved as objects. Moral sociopaths also make good doctors in the sense they treat the patient as an object to be repaired and do not let emotions distract them or interfere with their work.
Sociopaths can, of course, lack morals and in this way tend to engage in amoral or immoral acts of self interest. This type of sociopath is dangerous on some levels as they tend not to view other people as "real" people and have no problem killing or harming them.
The sociopath felt nothing as the woman in front of him was assaulted.
As the desperate young mother cried out at the proclamation she was guilty, the sociopathic judge looked on disassociated and devoid of feeling.
As the desperate young mother cried out at the proclamation she was guilty, the sociopathic judge looked on disassociated and devoid of feeling.
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The mayor hired a sociologineer as head of the traffic department- she has only a "Social Ecology" degree and tells the engineers what to design. The sociologineer designed the housing project, and now it's abandoned.
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A very dangerous person. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. A master deceiver. They are perceived as a nice guy with charm and perhaps charisma but when the layers of the truth are peeled back they are evil, opportunitstic and lack character. A sociopath may look like this:
They are opportunistic and use their keen ability to read people to take advantage of a person’s weakness. They have an error in judgement and have no regard for rules. Their extreme egocentricism makes them do whatever they must to get what they want without regard for other people. They are manipulative. Their character flaw seldom makes them feel guilt or learning from punishments. They always justify their actions. They lack personal responsibility and blame others for their shortcomings, labeling themselves the “victim.” Many sociopaths are also pathalogical liars and can have a tendancy to commit acts of violence.
They are opportunistic and use their keen ability to read people to take advantage of a person’s weakness. They have an error in judgement and have no regard for rules. Their extreme egocentricism makes them do whatever they must to get what they want without regard for other people. They are manipulative. Their character flaw seldom makes them feel guilt or learning from punishments. They always justify their actions. They lack personal responsibility and blame others for their shortcomings, labeling themselves the “victim.” Many sociopaths are also pathalogical liars and can have a tendancy to commit acts of violence.
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Get the sociopath mug.In sociolinguistics, a social dialect associated with a certain socioeconomic class, ethnic or age group. It is a combination of the terms "social" or "socioeconomic" with "dialect."
Valspeak is a sociolect that originated in California's San Fernando Valley in the 1970s with the language of the Valley Girl. Examples are "fer shur" and "totally" usually made with high variation in pitch. Popularized in music and film in the 1980s.
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Socionics claims there to be 8 information elements (IMEs) and 16 types. These 16 types of information metabolism(TIMs) interact with one another in 16 ways.
Each TIM possesses all 8 IMEs, in different slots in their cognition. They value certain IMEs above others, and they are stronger in certain IMEs than others.
These 16 types are also divided into 4 quadra of 4, each sharing the same valued IMEs. Those who share a quadra are where long term relations are most likely to flourish. They are the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta Quadra.
Warning: Socionics is rather complex. Please do not try at home. Unless you want to. Then maybe you can.
Socionics claims there to be 8 information elements (IMEs) and 16 types. These 16 types of information metabolism(TIMs) interact with one another in 16 ways.
Each TIM possesses all 8 IMEs, in different slots in their cognition. They value certain IMEs above others, and they are stronger in certain IMEs than others.
These 16 types are also divided into 4 quadra of 4, each sharing the same valued IMEs. Those who share a quadra are where long term relations are most likely to flourish. They are the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta Quadra.
Warning: Socionics is rather complex. Please do not try at home. Unless you want to. Then maybe you can.
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ILE: I know that! You going to run off in search of your SLI boyfriend now?
IEE: Hey! Not funny!
ILE: I know that! You going to run off in search of your SLI boyfriend now?
IEE: Hey! Not funny!
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