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    Antisocial personality disorder Rebecca Scholten Western Michigan University Bronson School of Nursing   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

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    Antisocial Personality disorder is a condition that inhibits a person from “interpersonal, emotional, and behavioral functioning, guilt, and empathy” while exhibiting deceit and a “callous disregard for the welfare of others.” It is characterized by remorselessness, manipulation, dishonesty in words and actions, egocentric personality, and irresponsibility in nature (Landfield, 2014). They also tend to “charming, externalize blame, and fail to learn from consequences” (Landfield, 2014). This paper

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    Antisocial Personality Disorder 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. A person with Antisocial Personality Disorder usually tends to have no remorse for criminal or disorderly actions, may be deceitful, often lie, steal, and often violate rules that may result in arrest. People with Antisocial Personality

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    What is Antisocial Personality Disorder Mental Illnesses has been defined as a mental state that affects many aspects such as cognitive, behavior and psychomotor. More specifically, of how a person thinks, behave and react to a phenomenon (MacKenzie, 2014). Many mental illnesses such as ADHD, Eating disorder and PSTD are identified as a well known mental deficiency. In addition, these mental disorders can be diagnosed by standardized criteria (MacKenzie, 2014). These psychological disorders can be

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    symptoms of antisocial personality disorder and potential treatments for this mental disorder. There are no approved drugs for ASPD; however, research suggests that treating symptoms separately, rather than as a whole, could help the ASPD subside in the patient overall. People who suffer from antisocial personality disorder suffer from symptoms that outsiders would see as a lack of parental control or a lack of good parental influence, but this is not necessarily the case. Antisocial personality disorder

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    The following is a case study of a male client, Dexter, suffering from antisocial personality disorder (psychopath), a chronic mental condition in which a person's ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional — and destructive ("Antisocial personality disorder", 2015). One result of antisocial personality disorder is the person has no regard for right and wrong and they usually disregard the rights and feelings of others. The client was diagnosed and given an

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    Antisocial Personality Disorder Leads to Violent Acts in Young Children According to research antisocial disorder causes violent acts in children of a young age. Review of literature indicates that antisocial personality disorder is a mental condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others. This behavior is often criminal (Berger, 2014). It has been said that people who have experiences a traumatic event in their life many develop

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    The following is a case study of a male client, Dexter, suffering from antisocial personality disorder (psychopath), a chronic mental condition in which a person's ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional — and destructive ("Antisocial personality disorder", 2015). One result of antisocial personality disorder is the person has no regard for right and wrong and they usually disregard the rights and feelings of others. The client was diagnosed and given an

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    Antisocial personality disorder seems to be the underlying source of many other mental disorders. Maybe it is the result of the other disorders or maybe it is the beginning stage of them. Most would think an antisocial personality disorder would mean the person does not like to be in social atmospheres. This is true; however, the antisocial personality disorder is much, much more than just a personal attitude of I do not like other people or being in places with a lot of people socializing. It may

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    Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) is a crippling personality disorder that causes distress for those with the diagnosis, along with others surrounding them. Characterized by a chronic tendency to break laws, social norms, and violate rights of others extending across a variety of environments and carrying into adulthood from a prior history of Conduct Disorder, APD places those affected and others at a severe risk for loss of life, property, and health. There is a commonly documented portrayal

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