Psychopathy, Sociopathy And Anti Social Personality Disorder

Introduction The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast the constructs of psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder. The aim is to highlight whether the terms psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder reflect the same construct or whether they differ. Furthermore, recommendations for treatment of criminal behavior will be explored. For the purposes of this evaluation some definitions need to be highlighted: Criminal offence is an act that breaks a law, which relates how to behave in society. The harm caused by the act is seen to be against society as a whole, not just a specific person. Sometimes it refers to the specific law that was broken (Herring, 2009). Crime is the breach of rules or law for which some authority

The portrayal of sociopaths and psychopaths one sees in entertainment industries are false compared to real life. Mental disorders like sociopathy and psychopathy have been researched for numerous years. Scientists and Psychologists have come to the conclusion that psychopathy and sociopathy are distinct disorders that affect the way an individual processes information. However, media contentiously uses the terms interchangeably as if they were one disease. Furthermore, Hollywood keeps portraying these disorders wrongly resulting in various misconceptions. It is time to raise awareness in society about them. Psychopathy and sociopathy are mental disorders that are analogous in various ways but discern in their natural causes, basic behavior, social results, and criminal life. While the disorders are alike, the root each of them is key to comprehending their divergence.

The researchers, based at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, said the differences in psychopaths' brains mark them out even from other violent criminals with anti-social personality disorders (ASPD), and from healthy non-offenders. The study showed that psychopaths, who are characterised by a lack of empathy, had less grey matter in the areas of the brain important for understanding other people's emotions.

This paper explores the physical and mental abnormalities of one who suffers from Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD), what the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has produced about it, and specific characters who suffer from the disorder. The DSM, although very accurate and authentic, will not be the sole reference- it will merely benefit the definition, symptoms, and treatment of ASPD. Actual, psychical brain abnormalities of one who endures ASPD will be represented- along with two disorders that very well relate to ASPD: sociopathy and psychopathy.

Psychopathy has a strong connection to violent behavior and recidivism. Research indicates that persons with high levels of psychopathy are more likely to continue instrumental violent behavior when compared to those person’s with lower levels of psychopathy Jackson, R. (2008). Mannerisms connected to this behavior are grandiosity and arrogance which are frequently found in psychopaths . According to a study completed by Williamson, Hare and Wong (1987), criminals with high PCL-R scores

Anti-social personality disorder is a relatively new umbrella term that includes the definitions of both the disorders of psychopath, and sociopath. Anti-social personality disorder was added to the 5th Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders which was published in 2009 yet the terms psychopath and sociopath have histories that date back to the 19th and the 1930’s respectively. It is critical for our society to fully understand and develop an expanding view of people diagnosed with Anti-social personality because these said individuals can be potentially dangerous and harmful. Patients who are diagnosed also have to contend with the fact that there is currently no widespread accepted treatment for this

Sociopathy, also known as antisocial personality disorder, is a mental disorder in which a person lacks a sense of moral responsibility or conscience. While children are not typically diagnosed with sociopathy because of their age, many traits of sociopathy can still be shown and identified. Traits, causes, and treatment are all important aspects to know about the topic of sociopathic children.

Sociopaths have continued to be an interesting phenomenon to the outside world. What most people don’t know is that sociopaths usually suffer from some spectrum of Antisocial Personality Disorder. According to Grohol (2016), Differences Between a Psychopath vs. Sociopath, sociopath and psychopath are both categorized as antisocial personality disorders. Deceit and manipulation are the main features to this personality disorder.

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Psychopathy is closely related to Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD). Not all people diagnosed with APD are also diagnosed psychopaths, but all psychopaths are diagnosed with APD.

Psychopathy is a disorder that may be difficult to spot in a person as they may seem normal and charming on the outside but within they lack conscience and empathy which may lead to them being manipulative and volatile. Psychopaths tend to have no empathy or feel real emotion for others but can easily gain people’s trust by mimicking the other’s emotion. Psychopathy is often scrutinized into three salient facets: affective, interpersonal, and behavioral traits (Hawes 623). Affective refers to the callous-unemotional traits which is a limit of empathy, lack of guilt, and shallow affect. Interpersonal refers to manipulativeness and behavioral is referred to as impulsively

Despite the low base rate of psychopathy, as measured by scores on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (Hart, Cox, & Hare, 1995) among the civil psychiatric patients studied, limited traits of psychopathy and antisocial behavior were predictive of future violence. The PCL-SV added incremental validity to a host of covariates in predicting violence, including recent violence, criminal history, substance abuse, and other personality disorders. However, most of the PCL-SV’s basic and unique predictive power is based on its “antisocial behavior” factor, rather than the “emotional detachment”

The Oxford English dictionary defines a sociopath as,“A person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behaviour.” There is another well known word that people might use to describe someone bearing these characteristics; psychopath.While some may be inclined to use the terms interchangeably, expert Dr. Scott Bonn, professor of sociology and criminology at Drew University, would be more careful. He contends that there are a variety of differences between the two, but perhaps most important here is the way they come to be. Psychopathy is related to a physiological defect that results in the underdevelopment of the part of the brain responsible for impulse control and emotions. Sociopathy, on the other hand, is more likely the product of childhood trauma and physical/emotional abuse. Because sociopathy appears to be learned rather than innate, sociopaths are capable of empathy in certain limited circumstances but not in others, and with a few individuals but not

This is a personality disorder sometimes referred to as sociopathic personality where those affected show no regard for moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others. They may appear quite intelligent at first but may be manipulative and deceptive. They lack any guilt of wrongdoing. If they injure someone they may understand it intellectually that they have caused harm but they feel no remorse. They are impulsive and lack the ability to withstand frustration but can still be charming , engaging and highly persuasive like con artists. They may have come from a home where a parent died or left or where there was no affection or discipline or outright rejection. They may even come from lower socioeconomic

Psychopathy was the first personality disorder to be recognized in psychiatry and has been modified several times (Ogloff, 2006). Maybe, Antisocial Personality Disorder sounds less offensive. Nonetheless, in 1941 a psychiatrist Identified characteristics of psychopathy (Ogloff, 2006). Some characteristics consist of, Superficial charm and good intelligence, signs of irrational thinking, Unreliability and Untruthfulness, Lack of remorse or shame, Poor judgement and failure to learn from experience, Unresponsiveness in general interpersonal relations, Suicide rarely carried out, Sex life impersonal, and Failure to follow any life plan (Ogloff, 2006). Most of