Donald Cape
Ms.Touchet
English 4
20 April 2015
Anti social personality disorder in everyday lives Picture waking up every morning starting your day like everyone else's. But that's all they have in common just simply the way they start. A person with anti social personality disorder doesn't have the privilege of feeling real empathy or forming emotional attachments. In fact they also tend to mimic emotions contrary to the fact the they can't actually feel them. To an un suspecting individual a person with anti social personality disorder will seem normal and just like them. Because of the fact that they have taught them selfs to blend in with society. I was four teen and my grandmother on my mothers side was losing her battle with stage …show more content…
www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com states that "Adults who receives a diagnosis for antisocial personality disorder must have an earlier history of another mental health condition called conduct disorder". (Psychopathy vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder) An adult cannot be given the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder unless they met the criteria for conduct disorder as a teenager. An adult will not suddenly develop APD. Early adolescence is the time most common for antisocial personality disorder to begin developing. While the exact causes of APD remain to be unknown. Since APD breaks off into two categories. Psychopaths and Sociopaths it's hard to pin point the exact cause. Psychopaths tend to be more planed individuals that try their best to not get caught and can easily disconnect them selfs from feeling emotions. Sociopaths are more spur of the moment individuals who don't care about the consequences that will follow. With that being said researchers believe that sociopaths are formed from their environment. Possibly one of abuse or having an alcoholic parent which increases the risk of developing a APD. Where on the other hand Psychopaths are just born. During a study it was found a common link between socio and psychopaths was animal abuse at a young …show more content…
Working with these individuals is more difficult than it should be. People with ASP often lack the personal motivation to want to improve and are notoriously the worst self-observers. They do not see themselves as the people around them see them. Therapists should be aware of their own feelings and remain determined to prevent their own emotions to from disrupting the antisocials therapy. psychcentral.com says "No matter how determined the therapist may be to help an antisocial patient, it is possible that the patient’s criminal past, irresponsibility and unpredictable tendency toward violence may render them thoroughly unlikable" (psychcentral). The best treatments come with professionals who are specially trained in dealing with ASP, who can control their emotions and maintain an attitude of acceptance without
Ms.Touchet
English 4
20 April 2015
Anti social personality disorder in everyday lives Picture waking up every morning starting your day like everyone else's. But that's all they have in common just simply the way they start. A person with anti social personality disorder doesn't have the privilege of feeling real empathy or forming emotional attachments. In fact they also tend to mimic emotions contrary to the fact the they can't actually feel them. To an un suspecting individual a person with anti social personality disorder will seem normal and just like them. Because of the fact that they have taught them selfs to blend in with society. I was four teen and my grandmother on my mothers side was losing her battle with stage …show more content…
www.elementsbehavioralhealth.com states that "Adults who receives a diagnosis for antisocial personality disorder must have an earlier history of another mental health condition called conduct disorder". (Psychopathy vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder) An adult cannot be given the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder unless they met the criteria for conduct disorder as a teenager. An adult will not suddenly develop APD. Early adolescence is the time most common for antisocial personality disorder to begin developing. While the exact causes of APD remain to be unknown. Since APD breaks off into two categories. Psychopaths and Sociopaths it's hard to pin point the exact cause. Psychopaths tend to be more planed individuals that try their best to not get caught and can easily disconnect them selfs from feeling emotions. Sociopaths are more spur of the moment individuals who don't care about the consequences that will follow. With that being said researchers believe that sociopaths are formed from their environment. Possibly one of abuse or having an alcoholic parent which increases the risk of developing a APD. Where on the other hand Psychopaths are just born. During a study it was found a common link between socio and psychopaths was animal abuse at a young …show more content…
Working with these individuals is more difficult than it should be. People with ASP often lack the personal motivation to want to improve and are notoriously the worst self-observers. They do not see themselves as the people around them see them. Therapists should be aware of their own feelings and remain determined to prevent their own emotions to from disrupting the antisocials therapy. psychcentral.com says "No matter how determined the therapist may be to help an antisocial patient, it is possible that the patient’s criminal past, irresponsibility and unpredictable tendency toward violence may render them thoroughly unlikable" (psychcentral). The best treatments come with professionals who are specially trained in dealing with ASP, who can control their emotions and maintain an attitude of acceptance without