No, not necessarily, but in many cases it has a significant genetic factor.<p>Sometimes that genetic factor doesn&#x27;t result in truly sociopathic behavior (perhaps just courageousness or diminished emotionality and affect) until it&#x27;s combined with environmental factors. And sometimes someone without any of the known genetic factors becomes psychopathic due to a terrible upbringing. But I think there&#x27;s evidence of a genetic component for &quot;true&quot; sociopaths&#x2F;psychopaths in a significant proportion of cases.