Antisocial Personality Disorder in Dr. Gregory House

1. In the scene when Steve first meets Nathaniel, how does it appear that Steve’s preconceived notions about homeless individuals or mentally ill individuals are affecting his expectations of Nathaniel?

Annotated Bibliography Citation List Englebert, J. (2015). A new understanding of psychopathy: The contribution of phenomenological psychopathology. Psychopathology, 48(6), 368-375. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.gsu.edu/10.1159/000437441 Jerome Englebert, Department of Psychology and Clinics of Human Systems, University of Liège, provides a theoretical analysis towards a new understanding of psychopathy by way of phenomenological psychopathology. Seeking the meaning structure and the meaning that links different signs of the disorder, Englebert examines both mania and psychopathy through the lens of major theoretical works by Schneider, London, Cassel, Cleckley, Hare, and Cooke et.

Henry was born and raised in the United States. When he was twelve years old, he was “scholarshipping” in Rainier Elementary School, a “top white school” (Ford, 183). As the war progressed between Japan and America, his parents were desperate for him to become more “American”. As a result, they insisted for him “to stop speaking their native Chinese” and become fluent in English (Ford, 12). However, this created a problem, because Henry’s parents could not speak English, and they scolded him if he spoke Cantonese to them. Due to this, Henry had a difficult time conversing with his parents, which means that they rarely spoke with each other. Although his parents forced him to only speak English for his own safety, it ended up isolating Henry from his own family. They obviously could not form a close family relationship if they did not communicate with one another. Moreover, Henry befriending Keiko made the situation worse. His father could not accept the fact that his only son became friends with a Japanese girl.

“having the ability to ask questions, knowing the identity and background of caregivers, knowing the type of treatment being performed, knowing whether treatment is being used for research, being informed of long and short term effects, knowing the price of the procedure, having a family member dictate what is done with your body in a dire circumstance, and having the ability to keep medical records private” (AHA 3).

House got married at the young age of nineteen going against his families orders. He married Carrie Martin who was known as a farm girl. Once they got married they moved to a farm town in Louisiana to try and take care of Carrie’s father’s farm. However, after a few years later, he left Carrie and referred to her as nothing but a New Orleans whore. This was a rough time for Son House because as this was going on with Carrie his mother passed away. This remained a tough time for him for a few years until 1927, when he found

During the second week, I had the opportunity to accompany Mr. Price to meetings that he had with the managers of the nurses and schedulers. During those meetings, the managers discussed the ideal approach of how to accommodate patients who call the schedulers to acquire appointments for urgent medical concerns. There seemed to be a problem with patients taking up appointment slots when they do not have a true need to be assessed by their doctor. It was ultimately concluded that the schedulers would coordinate communication between the patient and the registered nurse. The nurse would then triage the patient’s concerns over the phone and provide medical guidance,

1. Emergency department doctor enters orders for a consulting doctor to come and look at

Another way to alleviate the overcrowded schedule is by making patient appointments for every other time slot. If a patient calls in for an

b. Discuss ways to provide care for Mrs. Thomas once self-care is no longer possible.

My last priority is to ensure that all the residents in the home receive the right care and all medication is given accordingly to the client’s needs and to ensure that staff is giving the right doses to the right clients. This is an important thing to do because it’s going to minimise any incidents in relation to the client’s health for example an overdose or incorrect medication. Another improvement would be to ensure that all the staff have the proper training in order to give the care that is required and to exceed the minimum standards of care, doing this will ensure that residents are more safe because they will be under the care of trained professionals who know what they’re

The PCL-R is a tool that enables a distinct group of psychologically abnormal offenders to be measured using a three point rating scale for twenty-two consistent behavioural characteristics. These characteristics have been underlying themes in an ongoing debate between psychiatrists on the definition and existence of psychopaths in discourse. While the literature takes no determinative stance, the psychopath has nonetheless become a distinct group in the binding legislation of the 1913 mental health Act. The PCL-R goes a step further than the act does to identify this group by not only suggesting that the “psychopath” is a statistically relevant group of criminals but Hare takes an objective approach that eliminates any likelihood of

Psychopathy is an extremely complex subcategory of a specific personality disorder. This disorder has been researched since approximately the 18th century. Modern technology in science can detect psychopathy by examining the human brain using different techniques. This technology can and should be used to prevent violence in the world today.

As defined by the American Psychiatric Association (2013), individuals diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) exhibit “a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood. Individuals, both with and without ASPD, often find themselves facing stiff consequences when they break the law by violating the rights of others. The propensity of individuals with ASPD to break such laws is one possible explanation for the prevalence of ASPD increasing from a range of 0.2% to 3.3% in the general population to 47% in prisons (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Fazel & Danesh, 2002). With such a disparity between the general and prison prevalence of ASPD, it is clear that society is adroit in isolating the undesired behaviors of individuals with ASPD; however, society also has a responsibility to protect the rights of those diagnosed with a bonafide illness. If ASPD is the cause of an individual’s incarceration, then their successful reintegration into society relies on treating the underlying diagnosis, and in order to do that, it is important to understand the neurobiological foundations of ASPD.

c. Now you can see how my rival made a mistake because they didn’t evaluate and understood the facts as clearly as they should.

A good looking man in an expensive suite walks past a woman on the subway whistling a catchy tune. Many thoughts begin to run through her head, “He’s an important business man on his way to his next meeting.” Or “He’s a father on the way home from work.” As he stops she watches him read a news paper thinking how attractive and self composed he is. In the back of her head she’s wishing that he would speak to her. As she sits and hopes it seems that her wish is going to be answered. The young, attractive gentleman gets up and strides over taking the seat next to her. He introduces himself as Mr. Cromer and engages her in a charming conversation, sweeping her off her feet. In her head everything is going great, she has met the perfect man,