noun
sociopathy
Psychiatric term for a personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, diminished empathy, and lack of remorse. Used in clinical and academic contexts.
社会病質は反社会性パーソナリティ障害の一形態と見なされることがある。
Sociopathy is sometimes regarded as a form of antisocial personality disorder.
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.
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.
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.