Antisocial Personality Disorder Is Not A New Phenomena

Antisocial personality disorder is a disregard for others rights and violating theses rights. This disorder starts as a child to people who carry this disorder portray the characteristics of irritability, aggressiveness, lack of remorse, and irresponsibility. A psychopath falls under the umbrella of antisocial personality disorders. A psychopath is a person with a personality disorders which is inherited from their parents at birth. Flashes of these inherited factors show and happen in the child upbringing this includes torture animals at a young age, playing weird dark games as a kid, or ripping heads of toys. A perfect example of a Psychopath is Edmund Kemper. A man who showed his psychopath tendencies at a young age that grew into to him becoming a serial killer.

This article tries to sum up the causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Though, researchers have not found an exact cause of Antisocial Personality Disorder (Martens, 2000). Antisocial Personality Disorder is known to be directed toward specific behaviors and criminal act instead of looking at personality traits and psychopathological aspects (Martens, 2000). People that develop Antisocial Personality Disorder are more likely to suffer from substance abuse disorder, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia (Martens, 2000). Researchers have done different studies especially with brain injuries, which could trigger

To be considered antisocial is to isolate oneself from general social conditions and demonstrate behaviors that deviate from the social societal norm. Antisocial Personality disorder describes an individual that lacks values and habitually violates societal standards in regards to ethics and social behavior. Individuals with this disorder can be described to lack empathy, act impulsively, and have flagrant disregard for other people. It is hard for them to form engage in positive social exchanges or maintain relationships with others. It was only until the early twentieth century that Antisocial Personality disorder was named. Previously, these individuals were categorized as psychopaths due to the thrill-seeking and cunning nature of their actions. Psychopaths have the ability to change their personalities to ultimately get what they desire then revert back to a malicious, egocentric state. When faced with a dangerous adventure, for those with ASPD the choice will always be to peruse the danger. This is due to a constant underlying feeling of restlessness (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2011, p. 272). Although these traits can be deemed “psychopathic” this disorder is not only seen in those who have established themselves as violent criminals, but in those who have established as high-ranking members in society. How can this disorder differentiate itself so starkly within people? Although there are no direct medical test to diagnose this disorder,

Personality disorders are a class of mental disorders. People with mental disorders in general typically have a staggered pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving. “Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a mental condition in which a person has a long term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the right of others.” (Berger 2016). In other words, ASPD is a condition where people suffering with the disorder tend to no care about rules or laws, and are likely to act on their impulsiveness to commit a crime.

Anti-social personality disorder (ASPD) is described as someone who lacks moral or ethical development is unable to follow correct methods of behavior, finds ways to be deceitful, has no qualms in shamelessly manipulating others and tended to have had behavioral problems as a child. According to the DSM-5 only individuals over 18 can be diagnosed with ASPD and the symptoms must have been shown prior to 15. ASPD can be confused with psychopathy and although they have some overlap they are different. ASPD places heavy emphasis on observable behaviors such as lying, getting into fights, or failing to honor financial obligations (Hooley, p.356). With psychopathy, more emphasis is paid to personality characteristics such as superficial charm, lack of empathy, and manipulativeness. It seems that no matter how you look at it ASPD is affected by genes and the environment. The effects and interactions of ASPD that was once seen as simply unidirectional- family to child is now being understood that the effects can be bi directional going both ways.

Antisocial personality disorder is a form of enduring mental disorder in which a individual 's cognition, ability to perceive situations, and ability to relate to other people is dysfunctional and can even be destructive. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder characteristically are seen to have no regard for the socially, or legally established rules for appropriate behaviors, with an often blatant disregard of the privileges, needs and moods of others. Those who are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder have a habit of provoking and antagonizing others, as well as manipulating or treating peoples either very harshly or with a sense of callous indifference. They are likely to be found, and brought into treatment because they were caught violating the law, landing in recurrent trouble, however they will show no culpability or repentance. They may make up stories, act aggressively and often rashly, which leads them to have problems with drug and alcohol use. These traits are likely to make people with this chronic mental condition, antisocial

Antisocial personality disorder is usually referred to as psychopathy even though this isn’t recognized as a professional label for diagnosing mental illnesses (Gorhol, 2014). The disorder is 70% more likely to happen in males. It is said that most children who have this disorder will see a loss in the symptoms between age 40 to 50 (Gorhol, 2014). There are many different symptoms for this disorder; therefore not everyone with it has the same symptoms. Henry from The Good Son (1993) experiences many of the antisocial

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) has prevalence rating of about 2 to 4% in men and about 0.5 to 1% in women (Black, 2015). Conversely, it is hypothesized that about 1% of individuals have psychopathy (Ogloff, 2006). Within this paper, the differences and similarities of these two terms will be discussed. Firstly, ASPD and psychopathy will be defined and the history and practical use will be discussed. In addition, there will be an examination of the criminal aspects of psychopathy and ASPD. Furthermore, a scrutiny over how assessing the risks of reoffending for both conditions will take place. Lastly, the treatment differences and similarities will be revealed.

Antisocial personality disorder is often misunderstood by both professionals and laypeople. Confused with the popular terms, "sociopath" or "psychopath," someone who suffers from this disorder can be discriminated against within the mental health system, because of the symptoms of their disorder. Because there is usually a pervasive lack of remorse, and many time any feelings at all, they are assumed not to have any real feelings by many professionals. This can lead to difficulties within treatment.

Unbeknownst to many, mental illness is very prevalent in society today. The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) performed a study on the prevalence of mental illness among adults. The results were 32.4% of adults admitted to having some kind of mental illness within the last 12 months (Bagalman & Napili, 2014). However two thirds of these people do not seek treatment. Treatment is not sought out because of the stigma mental illness has (Thompson, 2011). People do not want to be labeled as needing medication for their illness. Mental illness can be treated and psychotic breaks prevented if people did not have a

Antisocial describes someone who is unable, or chooses not, to spend time with other people, and sometimes expresses their feelings in an unkind or rude way. People with Antisocial Personality Disorder (sociopath, psychopath) try to get their way without being considerate of others. They show spontaneous behavior, which humiliates or harms other people. They do not lack any feeling for or understanding of norms, nor have they any feeling of guilt. They do not seem to be able to plan actions or to act with foresight. Antisocial PD occurs more often in men than in women. Psychosocial predictors (which can be confounded by genetic factors) are among other things antisocial behaviors of the father, alcohol abuse of the

According to the DSM-14-TR, Antisocial personality disorder can be defined as, a pervasive pattern of disregard and violation of the rights of other individuals starting from childhood or adolescence and continues through adulthood.

Antisocial Personality Disorder is often wrongly called sociopathy or psychopathy although both sociopathy and psychopathy are not recognized professional labels for the diagnosis. Antisocial may not be the best way to describe the disorder because it implies shyness and people who suffer from the disorder tend to be more outgoing, charming and pragmatic. The term came about because the disorder is “anti-society. It’s behavior that’s directed against society.” (Black, 2013) To my surprise ASPD is actually quite common, being as common as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], obsessive compulsive disorder [OCD], and panic; and it may be even more common when taking into account those who don’t report or those who deny their symptoms. ASPD is diagnosed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, 5th edition [DSM-5].

Antisocial personality disorders are immense, and psychopaths and sociopaths are just two of the various personality disorders. An antisocial personality disorders is defined as, “a type of chronic mental condition in which a person's ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional — and destructive.” (Mayo Clinic Staff). Sociopaths are a direct correlation to antisocial personality

Antisocial personality disorder is one of the hardest mental disorders to treat. Treatment is long term and may better the situation but the disorder will not be cured. It is also very rare for an individual with ASPD to seek help for themselves due to their denial of symptoms. Oftentimes, help is only sought if the individual is in legal