No, they are made up legal terms that generally have little concrete meanings and are shaped mostly by public usage.
The most common difference is a psychopath is crazy, while a sociopath is cold. One is unable to function in normal society, while the other is able to succeed easily because they lack empathy.
The "cause" part has no bearing on them, because you can pick easy examples of either for both "born this way" and "made this way."
I thought psychopathy and sociopathy were the same with the only difference being whether it was caused by nature or nurture respectively.
No, they are made up legal terms that generally have little concrete meanings and are shaped mostly by public usage.
The most common difference is a psychopath is crazy, while a sociopath is cold. One is unable to function in normal society, while the other is able to succeed easily because they lack empathy.
The "cause" part has no bearing on them, because you can pick easy examples of either for both "born this way" and "made this way."