Like many other terms in the field of psychology, psychopath and sociopath are often used interchangeably, and its easy to see why. Since sociopath is not an official diagnosis, it joins psychopath under the umbrella diagnosis of ASPD. There is no clinical difference between the two.

Can psychopaths and sociopaths feel love?

Narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths do not have a sense of empathy, she told Business Insider. They do not and will not develop a sense of empathy, so they can never really love anyone.