Essay About Anti-Social Personality Disorder And Diagnoses Of Anti-Social Personality Disorder

Psychology
Essay title: Psychology
Anti-Social
In a world full of fears, perhaps the worst one a human being should
have is that to be afraid of his fellow man. The human that should be most feared is the one that
has Anti-Social Personality Disorder or in laymen’s terms the psychopath. The psychopath is probably the
most deviant mind that exists and treatment is not very successful because there is not a cure or drug
to control it. The solution in my mind to control the problem of sociopaths is to let them live in
colonies with each other. Through my research I will develop an understanding of this personality
disorder and convince you the reader that my solution might be a viable solution.
The sociopath is a combination of other mental illnesses that are incuуm‹1«n;
in childhood as a result of heredity, trauma and the lack of emotional development. The lack of moral or
emotional development which gives a sociopath a lack of understanding for other people’s feelings which
enables them to be deceitful without feeling bad about whatever they do. The under developed emotional
system as explained in the video “The World of Personality Disorders volume 5” says the sociopath is
“emotionally retarded” . The sociopathic behavior problems that start as a child have links to
heredity, a family with a pre-disposition to perform crimes, alcoholic parents that do crimes,
irresponsible behavior that persists and parents that do not discipline. The child that will eventually
be a sociopath exhibits certain feeling inside that they are inadequate, shamed and because of that they
are teased and made fun of. The child characteristics of a future sociopath consist of being incapable of
following the rules. The youngster will skip school, bully, steal!
, torment animals, run away from home and the child is likely to develop Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder or AD|HD. At an earlier age than their peer group the child will smoke drink, do drugs, and
become sexually active. The diagnoses of Anti-Social Personality Disorder is not used for people under
the age of 18.
The Psychopath is defined in the dictionary as a person suffering from,