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ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER Valerie Llerenas Psychology Period #5 DEFINITION • A personality disorder that involves disregard for the rights of others as well as impulsive, irresponsible & aggressive behavior. • A person with a lack of regard for society’s moral or legal standards. ASSOCIATED FEATURES Thoughts, feelings & actions: • Typically have no regard for right & wrong. • They often violate the law & the rights of others, landing in frequent trouble & conflict. • They often lie, behave violently, & have drug & alcohol problems. • Lack of guilt over hurting others. • Aren’t able to fulfill responsibilities that have to do with work, family & school. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA A. There is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15, as indicated by three (or more) of the following: • failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest • deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure • impulsivity or failure to plan ahead • irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults CONT. • reckless disregard for safety of self or others • consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations • lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another. B. The individual is at least age 18 years old. C. There is evidence of conduct disorder with onset before age 15. D. The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of schizophrenia or a manic episode. ETIOLOGY The exact cause for the disorder is not known but is most of the time one of the following: • Nature: • They probably inherited tendencies & it is in their genes. • Biological factors such as abnormal chemistry in the nervous system & parts of the brain. • Nurture: • Or they got it from their environment & life situations such as troubled children who have problems at home. PREVALENCE This disorder is most common in males whose lack of conscience is low before age 15. In a general population 3% of males & 1% of females have an Antisocial Personality Disorder. About 80-85% of incarcerated criminals have it. TREATMENT Studies have shown that it is very difficult to treat because people with it may not even want or think that they need any type of treatment. Long term one on one therapy might work but getting the patient to stick to it is difficult. Treatment for depression & anxiety may be needed to be given to these patients. To treat the symptoms. People with the disorder don’t seek treatment because they see the world as having a problem not themselves. PROGNOSIS The future of most of the people with the disorder is very sad and scary because most of the time no treatment is given which result in incarceration and no improvement. People with the disorder do not show a lot of progress being made & if there is progress it takes a longtime because of two factors: • The disorder is characterized by a failure to confirm to society’s norms & if not they are incarcerated. • It is very common for there to be a lack of insight into the disorder. REFERENCES Antisocial Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Retrieved May 2, 2011, from Internet Mental Health website: http:// www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-pe04.html Halgin, R.P., &Whitbourne,S.K. Copyright(2005).Abnormal Psychology:Clinical perspectives on psychological disorders. New York, NY: McGrawttill Personality Disorder. (n.d.). Antisocial Personality Disorder. AllPsych ONLINE website :http:// allpsych .com/ disorders/ personality antisocial.html Rais, T. B. (2008, November 8). Antisocial Personality Disorder. Retrieved May 2, 2011, from NYU Langone Medical Center website: http://psych. med.nyu.edu/conditions-we-treat/conditions/ antisocial- personality-disorder DISCUSSION QUESTION Do you think all incarcerated criminals should be diagnosed before they enter jail? If they are diagnosed with an Antisocial Personality Disorder should they still be sent to jail? What would be a good alternative if there is any?