Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter Related words 反はん 社しゃ 会かい 性せい パーソナリティ 障しょう 害がい Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is the formal diagnostic term in DSM-5, while 社会病質 (sociopathy) is a more colloquial or older clinical concept with overlapping but not identical features.
精せい 神しん 病びょう 質しつ Psychopathy is a related but distinct construct, often emphasizing affective deficits and interpersonal manipulation more than sociopathy, though the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in casual contexts.
Etymology Compound of 社会 (society) + 病質 (morbid disposition, diathesis). The term is a direct translation of the English 'sociopathy', likely coined in medical literature.
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