Sociopath and psychopath are literally interchangeable when used in the context of psychiatry.
On there own, there is only a few key differences.
Sociopaths are prone to anti-social behavior, criminal behavior, and tend to lack a moral sense of responsibility (empathy). Whether it be emotion, physical, or mental.
Psychopaths are also prone to anti-social behavior, but they are considered to suffer from a 'mental disorder' where as sociopaths can still be deemed 'successful' by society. Psychopaths lack the ability to feel love, or develop interpersonal relationships through communication. They usually tend to be extremely egocentric, and one characteristic always related with psychopaths is the inability to learn from one's mistakes, or failure to learn from experience, aka.. insanity.
just my 2 cents.. and regurgitation from wiki
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