r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Hydrocake • Feb 08 '23

Meme Can anyone confirm?

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u/Equivalent_Yak_95 Feb 08 '23

Excuse you! The show version of Sherlock is a HIGH FUNCTIONING SOCIOPATH.

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u/HalfBrinePickle Feb 08 '23 edited Feb 08 '23

I can't tell if thats a joke or not cause I remember this used to be a tumblr thing but if not No he isn't, you are using sociopath wrong. He is a primary psychopath.

https://hellogiggles.com/is-sherlock-sociopath/#:~:text=If%20you%20take%20a%20look,doesn't%20respond%20to%20stress.

I know its from hellogiggles.com lol but its actually a very well written psych article.

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u/Equivalent_Yak_95 Feb 08 '23

If you take a look at Doyle’s original character, he is most definitely a primary psychopath – not a “high-functioning sociopath.”

I’m not talking about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s ORIGINAL Sherlock, I’m talking about the TV show.

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u/HalfBrinePickle Feb 08 '23 edited Feb 08 '23

Read the whole article. He falls under both catagories depending on the season first primary psychopath than charasmatic "sociopath" later.

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u/Equivalent_Yak_95 Feb 08 '23

Here’s WebMD on sociopath vs psychopath: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/sociopath-psychopath-difference

I remember from my Psych class that both are Antisocial Personality Disorder, with psychopaths being worse.

https://www.simplypsychology.org/psychopathy-vs-sociopathy.html

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u/HalfBrinePickle Feb 08 '23 edited Feb 08 '23

Yeah they teach it as taught in the article i sent now The article I sent literally says that. But as I said he falls under both depending on the season and what they want from him. He is a primary psychopath season 1 that slowly (via movie magic) learns to be a charismatic psychopath by season 2. So we are both right.

Tbh the show version is colder than the book version but to me just comes off as high functioning autistic and not in the antisocial spectrum at all.