Q. What makes a sociopath a sociopath?

A. Sociopath is an informal term for an individual who has an Antisocial Personality Disorder. In some individuals, the brain seems primed from birth, but it requires triggers from the childhood environment or perhaps a traumatic brain injury for full-blown symptoms to develop. Note that the current belief is that sociopaths are “made” while psychopaths are “born.” There is evidence that an antisocial narcissistic adult (whose brain did not learn and move toward more balanced behaviors) may eventually exhibit an Antisocial Personality Disorder—and can become quite dangerous. Current wisdom is that all sociopaths are narcissistic; not all narcissists are sociopathic.