Depression and Anti-Social Behavior

It is common for a person with antisocial personality disorder to have had a neglectful or abusive childhood home life, possibly caused by alcohol or the absence or abandonment of one or even both parents (National Health Service, 2015). Many people with this personality disorder had a disturbing childhood in which they were abusive to animals or other children and had an abnormal fixation with fire (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2016). It is believed there is a connection between antisocial personality disorder and a lack of empathy during years in the child’s life, meaning the child did not grow out of being unable to understand point of views other than their own and were unable to empathize with their peers’ feelings (Mayo Clinic,

A person who grows up with someone with depression is much more susceptible to the disease. A child who watches a depressed parent or relative with those symptoms may learn to mimic that person’s behavior under certain circumstances. They don’t necessarily know any different than what is normal within their household. A child who sees a parent spend days in bed may not think it is unusual. Gender also plays a factor. One study found that women had a forty-two percent chance of hereditary depression, while men had a twenty-nine percent

A report by Jack Shonkoff found that toxic stress can hinder the social and economic prospects of a child. The report examines the evidence of the disruptive impacts of toxic stress, offering insights into the mechanisms that link early childhood adversity to later impairments in learning, behavior, and both physical and emotional well-being. The implications suggest that many adult diseases should be views as developmental disorders that began in early childhood and that persistent health disparities associated with poverty, discrimination, or maltreatment could be reduced by the alleviation of toxic stress in childhood

In a study made by Gao et al. (2007), they found out that children of depressed mothers are three more times likely to develop behavioural problems.

A father who beat his children into submission, a grandfather who once strangled a baby because it would not stop crying, and a brother who threw his eight month pregnant wife into a ditch and beat her (Black, 2013, p. 134-135). The Deases family is an extreme case of ASPD and psychopathy being transferred, not all families are like this because averagely there is that 16% chance, but individually some families have higher percentages than others, as was the case with the Deases. ASPD can also be influenced by: “bad parenting, defective genes, childhood trauma, poverty—are a few of the proposed causes […],” however, this disorder usually arises from an combination of different causes (Black, 2013, p. 132). The idea that children who are young and impressionable are more than likely going to pick up habits that their parents exhibit, even if those habits are poor ones (Black, 2013, p. 132).

There are many different types of stress; for example, stressors can include family life, addictions, and additional disorders. Typically, the disorder runs in families (Colvin 269) and there is a three times greater chance of the development of depression if it is present in the family already (Colvin 272). The major reason why depression runs in families is that depressed individuals typically raise children differently than healthy individuals. Depression and antisocial tendencies also occur together. Specifically, antisocial parents tend to have a hostile and inconsistent parenting style, lack parental warmth, and are more negative individuals (Silberg 668). These parental characteristics impact the children by promoting negative behaviors and hostility. When a parent is addicted to alcohol or drugs, the children are directly impacted (Silberg 669). If a child or teenager has an addiction, they will usually develop depression as well. Abnormal amounts of stress, due to multiple factors, are shown to lead to the development of depression or even MDD. Along with an excessive amount of stressors, high cortisol levels that usually result from excessive amounts of stress also lead to the onset of

There may also be a lack of support and concern by the parental support system because of cultural stigma’s or lack of mental health education. This aligns with the pre-cursor to the attachment phase, synchrony. When a parent is experiencing even one of these factors, an infant’s ability to properly form a secure attachment is reduced because of negative synchrony. “Other evidence suggests that a defining characteristic of personality disorder is in an inconsistent and unstable sense of self that is reflected in difficulties maintaining functional and socially appropriate interpersonal relationships” (Hardy, 2007, p.

Research shows that a negative home environment can have a huge impact on a child’s development in the first 3 years of life, including poor language development, possible behavioural difficulties, aggression and anxiety along with their cognition skills being affected, being behind their peers in such things as fine and gross motor skills and not being ready to learn.

Stressful environment is a key factor when it comes to child development. Stress can be the molding of a child’s life. There are several different contributing factor of stress that could affect a child. Stress for a child can come from many areas of their life, such as, in the home, neighborhood, school, community, family issues. However, it is extremely important to realize that there is no greater cause of stress to a child than from their parents (Blake 26). Witnessing verbal and physical abuse in the home is a very

Many studies have proven that minor stresses can have a harmful impact on children more than the major stresses and can lead to some negative behaviors . children are more vulnerable to the daily stresses when there is a lack of emotion stability or social rejection for example a child who is rejected or ignored by his friends every day can suffer from devastating health problems because of an accumulations of the stresses and make resilience more difficult whereas children can overcome the major stress either during the time or with a caregiver assistance

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

Ann Easterbrooks. Xudong Zhao. and Karlen Lyons-Ruth (2012) Childhood Maltreatment and Prospectively Observed Quality of Early Care as Predictors of Antisocial Personality Disorder Features, Catherine Tuvblad, Jurgita Narusyte, Martin Grann, Jerzy Sarnecki, and Paul Lichtenstein (2011) The Genetic and Environmental Etiology of Antisocial Behavior from Childhood to Emerging Adulthood, and Kimberly B. Werner, Lauren R. Few, and Kathleen K. Bucholz (2015) Epidemiology, Comorbidity, and Behavioral Genetics of Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy, we will better understand the current data available about ASPD. This paper will discuss in further detail the epidemiology and etiology of the often misunderstood ASPD.

In the eighth grade, I was diagnosed with clinical depression and social anxiety. I was in and out of the psychiatrist's and therapist's office and frequented the hospital for uncontrollable panic attacks. I was a shell of a person. Thanks to the help of early detection and rigorous therapy sessions, I am still alive today. Ever since then, I have had to overcome and conquer the stigma that surrounds mental illness. It has been a challenge because I constantly second guess myself and have a hard time giving myself grace. I have pushed myself to become a better person and I've worked hard for my achievements. Depression and anxiety are labels that a lot of people are ashamed of, but it has had a positive impact on my life in the long run. My

In order for children to thrive, infants need to experience healthy nurturing relationships with their mother or caregiver. Nevertheless, without a mother infant attachment bond the growth and development of personality would be non-existent to the infant or child. For the explanation if attachment, family factors do play an imperative role for positive development in a mother infant attachment bond. Studies show that an individual who has a healthy relationship with parent s will have a positive or nurturing relationship with their peers (Richters & Walters, 1991). Individuals who are alienated growing up are more prone to the development of eating disorders or self-harm behaviors that had negative experiences growing up in a house hold with conflicts, or the lack of socialization skills (Richters & Walters, 1992).

Depression is more than just a feeling of sadness; it can easily gain control of an individual’s life if these feelings continue.