when did the term psychopath first used
The word psychopathy is a joining of the Greek words psyche (ÏÏÏÎ®) soul and pathos (ÏÎ¬Î¸Î¿Ï) suffering, feeling. The first documented use is from 1847 in Germany as psychopatisch, and the noun psychopath has been traced to 1885.In medicine, patho-has a more specific meaning of disease (thus pathology has meant the study of disease since 1610, and psychopathology has meant the study of mental disorder in general since 1847.he definition of psychopathy has varied significantly throughout the history of the concept; different definitions continue to be used that are only partly overlapping and sometimes appear contradictory.