"I believe there are monsters born into the world of human parents. Some you may see, deformed and hideous, with enormous heads or tiny bodies; others are born without arms, without legs, some with three arms, others with tails or mouths in strange places. They are accidents and through no one's fault, as was once thought, as visible punishment for hidden monster sins, no mental or psychic monsters can be born. ?The face and body may be perfect, but if a distorted gene or a malformed egg can produce physical monsters, couldn't the same process produce a malformed soul?" This is an introduction to the aberrant events that are sociopaths. What are sociopaths, why do they do what they do, and why do people write about them? So what exactly is a sociopath and how can you identify one? Sociopathy is a psychological abnormality in which a person displays a complete lack of empathy, guilt and impulsive behavior. They can be very antisocial or social, depending on the person. Sociopaths perform a number of VSW 2 actions that distinguish them from normal people. They feel no shame in their actions, no matter how horrible they may be, and tend to blame other people around them when things go wrong. Sociopaths use other people as stepping stones to further achieve their goals. For example, a sociopath might run over a family's pet and then blame them for the accident because their pet was foolish for running into the street or the family was foolish for not training the pet to stay away from cars. The idea of ​​being "sorry" is a completely foreign concept to them. One of the greatest traits of sociopaths is that they are born liars, literally. They like to lie about their past sometimes... middle of paper... Tim McGregor. "Empathetic people are natural targets for sociopaths - Protect yourself - Sott.net." SOTT.net. Np, Oct. 30, 2013. Web. May 12, 2014. Meyers, Seth, and Katie Gilbert. “Understanding the Sociopath: Cause, Motivation, Relationship.” Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Psychology Today, April 2, 2013. Web. May 11, 2014. Reidbord, Steven, MD. “Narcissists, psychopaths and other bad guys.” Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Psychology Today, January 15, 2013. Web. May 12, 2014.Thomas, M.E. “How to Recognize a Sociopath.” Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Psychology Today, May 7, 2013. Web. May 12, 2014. "Understanding how sociopaths think: why it's good to ask why." Psychopath Gratuitous Narcissist, Sociopath and Psychopathic Abuse Recovery RSS. Np, 17 September 2013. Web. 12 May 2014.