> inability to plan ahead, lower intelligence, delinquency, violence, financial irresponsibility These are not traits of (all) sociopaths. A highly functiona

> inability to plan ahead, lower intelligence, delinquency, violence, financial irresponsibility These are not traits of (all) sociopaths. A highly functional sociopath could be defined as: "People with sociopath traits that also happen to have a very high intelligence quotient. They are likely to be highly successful in the field they endeavor (politics, business, etc.). They plan very meticulously and the presence of sociopathic traits like lack of empathy, lack of remorse, deceptiveness, shallow emotions, etc. makes it very difficult for "normal" people to compete with them."