Gender Differences in Antisocial Personality Disorder: An Explanation of Theories of Unequal

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

Antisocial Personality Disorder is a personality disorder recognized within the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. This disorder is

One of the most dangerous personality disorders that many serial killers have personally suffered from is Antisocial Personality Disorder. As stated by the Mayo Clinic, Antisocial personality disorder is "a type of chronic mental condition in which a person 's ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional - and destructive." These individuals often have no regard for right and wrong, are known to disregard the rights, feelings, and wishes of others, and disreputably violate the law - landing them in frequent trouble, all without feeling any guilt or remorse. They also often times have problems with drug and alcohol use, which tends to only make their impulsive and violent behavior more evident. To make matters worse, people with ASPD are notorious for being both provocative and extremely manipulative individuals, and not to mention excellent liars. These characteristics usually result in unfulfilled responsibilities related to family, work, or school.

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 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.

Individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) are characterized as being deceitful, egocentric, and having little regard for rules or the feelings of others (Duggan, 2009). Individuals with ASPD have been found to be unable to correctly interpret emotional situations; they also experience negative feelings more often than positive feelings. They are also more likely to experience anger than fear, which can trigger violent behavior. Individuals with ASPD have a tendency to employ defense mechanisms that can lead to charm and narcissism (Gawda, 2013). The combination of lack of emotional insight with these psychopathic qualities can create a dangerous individual. It also makes psychologists ambivalent about treating these individuals and it can make the treatment process for even the most dedicated psychologist very challenging. As such, many of these individuals run into trouble with law enforcement. Half of the population diagnosed with ASPD have arrest records and half of all male inmates could be diagnosed with ASPD (Duggan, 2009). Duggan determined that 1-6% of the general male population can be diagnosed with ASPD and co-morbidity with substance use is high. He also determined that ASPD is a disorder that is not commonly studied properly; recent reviews of studies performed on ASPD populations could only identify five experiments that met the Cochrane criteria for an acceptable randomized controlled trial. Duggan examined whether or not preventive measures

Antisocial Personality Disorder is a serious disorder experienced by many men and women every day. Although those inflicted by the disorder can

Antisocial personality disorder 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 (often times) destructive.” According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, “people with antisocial personality disorder typically have no regard for right and wrong, and often disregard the rights, wishes, and feelings of others.” They will “antagonize, manipulate, or treat others harshly with callous indifference. They may often violate the law, landing in frequent trouble, yet (they) show no guilt or remorse.” As such, people with this disorder can all too often present both a serious and legitimate danger – both to themselves

Among the vast things studied in the field of psychology lies psychological disorders. These psychological disorders can simply be defined as psychological functions that can be unhealthy and even harmful to a person (Gerrig, 2005). And because this disorders can cause damage to a person it is important to understand them, both to aid a person in this situation or get the correct help if the victim is oneself. There is a vast number of psychological disorders, however this paper will focus in one that in itself can lead to lethal consequences if not treated, that is Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). This disorder can be reason for many of the problems faced in society today, which is why it is important to be aware of its existence, the symptoms and even the possible treatment.

Anti-Social Personality Disorder is categorized under the erratic cluster of personality disorders. According to the DSM-V, ASPD is a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood. For ASPD diagnosis, the individual must be at least 18 years old. However, the individual must have displayed symptoms of conduct disorder before the age of 15. The main characteristic of conduct disorder is persistent patterns of behavior that often involve aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, or serious violation of rules. This pattern of deviant behavior continues into adulthood and presents itself as ASPD. In addition to the diagnostic criteria, researchers have been able to identify five defining features of ASPD. These features include learning and performance deficits, behavioral extremes and impulsiveness, peculiarities in interpersonal interactions, cognitive and neuropsychological deficits, and arousal levels and responsivity.

Many people believe that antisocial personality disorder is a façade for criminals to receive lesser sentences by being diagnosed with a medical disorder. However, antisocial personality disorder is not just having and being a sociopathic person; it is a constant struggle. Antisocial personality disorder is a rare personality disorder with mental conditions that has short and long-term effects on a patient’s life. This literature review aims to characterize antisocial personality disorder by addressing the following questions:

Personality disorders are impairments towards proper functioning in the social world. There are three clusters that each personality disorder falls into. They are the dramatic/erratic cluster, odd/eccentric cluster, and the anxious/fearful cluster. These disorders are usually comorbid with another disorder and they are not stable over time. Some of these disorders can be debilitating in social situations such as avoidant personality disorder, while others are deviant disorders but can still have major effects on personality such as Histrionic disorders. One disorder that be a major problem for people is antisocial personality disorder. This disorder can be a major problem if parents don’t use the right preventatives towards their child.

between 2004 and 2007 (Martin et al., 2008). The difference and similarities between male and

Antisocial Personality Disorder is repeated disregard and violation of other people’s rights. It usually starts in childhood and continues into adulthood. It happens more in males than it does females. The symptoms of the disorder also decrease as you get older (Psych Central, 2014). Review of literature indicates that 12 year old children can be lead to do violent acts due to Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Antisocial personality disorder causes a person to have no regard for the rights of others. Persons with this disorder will violate those with whom they socialize. The law is not regarded by them. They have tendencies to bully and assault anyone they might become irritated or aggravated by. Their irritability, aggressiveness and impulsiveness causes them to pick fights. After all of their bullying, lying, assaulting, breaking the law, etc. they have no remorse for their actions. They will not own up to their wrong. This disorder hinders persons from having healthy relationships with family and friends. They are not successful in careers because they do not have the ability to socialize with others (DSM-IV-TR, 2000).