Analysis
” Antisocial personality disorder is a psychosocial theory that is often referred to as psychopathy…Those that live with Antisocial Personality Disorder frequently lack empathy and tend to be heartless, sarcastic, and condescending towards the feelings, rights, and sufferings of others. They may have an exaggerated and egotistical self-appraisal and may be excessively narrow-minded, self-confident, or boastful. A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the norm of the individual’s culture. The pattern is seen in two or more of the following areas: cognition; affect; interpersonal functioning; or impulse control. The enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range …show more content…
He did not have compassion for others, was unable to feel attachment to others, and did not have a conscience when he did something wrong. The lack of primary emotional components resulted in Ted doing these unthinkable things while still appearing like nothing was wrong on the outside. While living with his grandparents, Ted was exposed to violence by his grandfather and not receiving the affection from his mother that he so desperately needed. Consequently, this resulted in Ted acting out in the undesirable way that he did to achieve the emotional need that was not receiving (Black, 2016). When Ted was removed from his grandparents, his level of care was changed from one of abuse and critical care to being neglected through disassociation. Since he was an illegitimate child, he was not treated the same and thus he did not have an impact on the family structure in the same manner he would have if there would have been a real father in the picture. The outcome allowed Ted to continue down the path of acquiring ASD. Since Ted was merely an afterthought, his needs and desires were not being met and created a lack of control of his impulses. With Ted acting quickly, he lacked the delaying of gratification which is a primary component of …show more content…
This trait was an important factor in the behavioral and emotional responses he gave. When Ted was provided an IQ test while he was incarcerated, he scored rather high with a result of 124. Since there was no deficiency of cognitive impairment, this was utilized by Ted to assist him with manipulating those around him. Compared to other killers, Ted was smart, logical, and methodical when he would plan a crime before he acted. Ted would utilize props such as faking an injury or pretend that he needed assistance to lure the unsuspecting girls to where he wanted them. Moreover, Ted would use his charismatic character to play on the emotional needs of the girls that were feeling down about
” Antisocial personality disorder is a psychosocial theory that is often referred to as psychopathy…Those that live with Antisocial Personality Disorder frequently lack empathy and tend to be heartless, sarcastic, and condescending towards the feelings, rights, and sufferings of others. They may have an exaggerated and egotistical self-appraisal and may be excessively narrow-minded, self-confident, or boastful. A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the norm of the individual’s culture. The pattern is seen in two or more of the following areas: cognition; affect; interpersonal functioning; or impulse control. The enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range …show more content…
He did not have compassion for others, was unable to feel attachment to others, and did not have a conscience when he did something wrong. The lack of primary emotional components resulted in Ted doing these unthinkable things while still appearing like nothing was wrong on the outside. While living with his grandparents, Ted was exposed to violence by his grandfather and not receiving the affection from his mother that he so desperately needed. Consequently, this resulted in Ted acting out in the undesirable way that he did to achieve the emotional need that was not receiving (Black, 2016). When Ted was removed from his grandparents, his level of care was changed from one of abuse and critical care to being neglected through disassociation. Since he was an illegitimate child, he was not treated the same and thus he did not have an impact on the family structure in the same manner he would have if there would have been a real father in the picture. The outcome allowed Ted to continue down the path of acquiring ASD. Since Ted was merely an afterthought, his needs and desires were not being met and created a lack of control of his impulses. With Ted acting quickly, he lacked the delaying of gratification which is a primary component of …show more content…
This trait was an important factor in the behavioral and emotional responses he gave. When Ted was provided an IQ test while he was incarcerated, he scored rather high with a result of 124. Since there was no deficiency of cognitive impairment, this was utilized by Ted to assist him with manipulating those around him. Compared to other killers, Ted was smart, logical, and methodical when he would plan a crime before he acted. Ted would utilize props such as faking an injury or pretend that he needed assistance to lure the unsuspecting girls to where he wanted them. Moreover, Ted would use his charismatic character to play on the emotional needs of the girls that were feeling down about