What does it mean to be high functioning sociopath? It means that you can fit in with others and seem like you are achieving where it may be hard to detect this mental illness.
– recklessness – need for stimulation – high-risk behavior – delinquent – criminal behavior (often from the other symptoms)
The difference between high functioning sociopaths and average people is that they feel no moral responsibility for their actions and do not see them as wrong.
Well, there is abnormal gray and white matter in the brain, particularly in the parietal lobe, in individuals who struggle with antisocial personality disorder or sociopathy. Also, you can look at the DSM V description of a sociopath to evaluate signs and symptoms.
Psychopaths do not have a conscience (like the devil and angel on your shoulders) that tells you right from wrong. Psychopaths have no remorse for others and do not feel bad when they cause harm. Vs. Sociopaths have a conscience but it may be weak.