This essay looks to discuss the morality of treating and diagnosing individuals who fit the criteria for psychopaths or antisocial personality disorder. The essay begins by defining the two mental disorders. After this, the essay dives into the question at hand. It finds there to be three objections to treatment and diagnosis. First, it may undermine the autonomy of sufferers. Second, the stigma associated with diagnosis may cause the diagnosis to be objectionable. Thirdly, the means for treating the sufferers may be objectionable. The essay finds all three problems to be false. After this the essay briefly discusses what caregivers ought in regards to our sufferers, and find that they should investigate new possible treatments for our sufferers.
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The tests take the forms of a multiple choice quiz or an interview with the patient. What the two tests are looking to see is if their taker exhibits a certain set of interpersonal skills and behaviors which are associated with the psychopaths. Someone who is found to have these interpersonal skills and behaviors then would be diagnosed as a psychopath. Interpersonally, psychopaths are noted for their glibness and egocentric nature. Further, they are known to be for their ability to skillfully manipulate others. There is also emotional deficiency found in psychopaths. Emotionally, psychopaths do not feel guilt or remorse for their actions, nor do they have the capacity to feel empathy towards others. Psychopaths then cannot understand the consequences of their actions nor can they understand how others feel. Now, psychopaths may feel emotions, or at least claim to feel emotions, but the emotions felt by psychopaths are not as developed as we would see in someone who we would consider normal. When I say the emotions are less developed, this means that the emotions are not felt as strong nor are they as crisply defined as would say the emotions of someone who we would consider normal to be. This level of development varies from psychopath
The tests take the forms of a multiple choice quiz or an interview with the patient. What the two tests are looking to see is if their taker exhibits a certain set of interpersonal skills and behaviors which are associated with the psychopaths. Someone who is found to have these interpersonal skills and behaviors then would be diagnosed as a psychopath. Interpersonally, psychopaths are noted for their glibness and egocentric nature. Further, they are known to be for their ability to skillfully manipulate others. There is also emotional deficiency found in psychopaths. Emotionally, psychopaths do not feel guilt or remorse for their actions, nor do they have the capacity to feel empathy towards others. Psychopaths then cannot understand the consequences of their actions nor can they understand how others feel. Now, psychopaths may feel emotions, or at least claim to feel emotions, but the emotions felt by psychopaths are not as developed as we would see in someone who we would consider normal. When I say the emotions are less developed, this means that the emotions are not felt as strong nor are they as crisply defined as would say the emotions of someone who we would consider normal to be. This level of development varies from psychopath