A Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after fatally shooting and beheading his father — then uploading the gruesome aftermath to YouTube — claiming he was trying to arrest him for being “on the left.”
He’s not a psychopath; he’s psychotic. Those are very, very different.
Psychopathy and sociopathy are functionally identical; they’re personality disorders where a person largely lacks the capacity for empathy, and hence remorse. Being psychotic means that you’re experiencing delusions; you may be hearing voices, or having uncontrollable impulses to do things that would be out of character. His behavior, based on what he’s saying, is entirely delusional; he doesn’t even have internally consistent logic in his actions.
He’s not a psychopath; he’s psychotic. Those are very, very different.
Psychopathy and sociopathy are functionally identical; they’re personality disorders where a person largely lacks the capacity for empathy, and hence remorse. Being psychotic means that you’re experiencing delusions; you may be hearing voices, or having uncontrollable impulses to do things that would be out of character. His behavior, based on what he’s saying, is entirely delusional; he doesn’t even have internally consistent logic in his actions.