`Psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term. The term psychopath is commonly used incorrectly in the media to describe someone who has done something considered “evil.” Terrorists, mass killers and bombers often get labeled with this term before anyone has caught them, let alone had time to make an assessment of them. It’s become shorthand for people who do terrible things, and that disconnect from the reality of the situation is a problem in the way we view people and their actions. By labeling someone a psychopath, it’s easy to write them off as evil and never look at the actual factors that go into their actions.…
Certain people whom are lacking the basic social skills necessary are excelling at life because they have found their niche. The hallmarks of the psychopathic personality involve egocentric, grandiose behavior, completely…
Psychotic Tendencies Allie McConnell Brenau University Psychotic Tendencies Antisocial personality disorder, otherwise known as psychopathy, is a personality disorder in which a person has a lack of conscience for wrongdoing (Myers 2014). They tend to be aggressive and ruthless (Myers 2014).…
The movie Seven is a 1995 mystery, psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher. The film tells a story of a young detective, who pairs with a lead detective regrading occurrences of murders. The detectives quickly comprehend; they have a serial kill on their hands. The perpetrator targets individuals, who he judges to represent the seven deadly sins. Shortly, the detectives identify a man, who has checked out numerous books on the deadly sins.…
Psychiatric Diagnosis “Ted Bundy” Antisocial Personality Disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder is a common disorder where an individual like to stay to themselves. They don’t like being in huge groups around a lot of people. Some people that have this disorder is very charming and nice when you meet them, others are often angry and upset. They feel like they are an outcast and no one understands them. They usually sit in the back or where no one else is located.…
Understanding how human behavior is linked to ¬¬¬different disorders is essential while striving to comprehend crime and its causes. Many professionals often assume psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder are identical, and interchangeably utilize the two terms. Upon further investigation and research, both have been proven to be in fact different, and entail different elements. Psychopathy is a bundle of socially deviant behaviors and personality traits; antisocial personality disorder, on the other hand, is composed of both criminal and antisocial behavior. According to Hare’s article, Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Case of Diagnostic Confusion, most psychopaths meet the criteria for antisocial personality disorder, but…
There are many theories that show that early childhood misconduct and the environment have a an effect on psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder. In the article the article the etiology of psychopathy a neuropsychological perspective by Pamela R Perez outlines the Literature that has been written over the decades on childhood’s effect on psychopathy. The article outlines the effect of attachment disorder has on the development of anti-social personality disorder. The bond we form as children to our primary caregivers is very essential to development of normal personality characteristics. Using case studies the article examines some of the family histories of known psychopaths and violent offenders.…
Hello Everyone! When someone commits any kind of murder and especially if this said person has done this crime more than once, we as a society tends to want to know why this has occurred? What has caused this person to commit these crimes repeatedly? In the case of Jeffrey Dahmer I think it is a variety of reasons.…
The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) implemented in correctional settings as a screening tool assessing a variety of institutional misconduct. Antisocial features (ANT), aggression (AGG), and violence potential index (VPI) are the PAI scales used to categorize potential aides in inmate misconduct. Any misconduct or undesirable behavior from inmates threatens the safety and security of any correctional institution. But when addressing the factors that contribute to such behaviors, intervention and possible prevention can take place. High risk inmates, those known for violent behaviors, possess as a critical threat to staff, other inmates and to the prison system.…
Antisocial personality disorder is a common condition with a general population prevalence in men ranging from 1%. Second, it is associated with considerable co-morbidity, especially with other personality disorders, substance, and other Axis 1 conditions also with increased mortality, especially at a young age, largely because of reckless behavior. Finally, there are the attitudes of those with ASPD towards treatment. In addition to the likelihood of inheriting a difficult temperament, people with antisocial personality disorder often grow up in families where parenting is harsh and inconsistent, leading in to school truancy and low educational attainment. While watching the movie it is unclear if the parenting is inconsistent because we…
Brain scans of antisocial people compared with a control group of individuals without any personality or mental disorders “showed on average an 18-percent reduction in the volume of the brain's middle frontal gyrus, and a 9 percent reduction in the volume of the orbital frontal gyrus – two sections in the brain's frontal lobe” (Moskowitz). People with a dysfunctional brain are unable to control to control how their brain works and in turn grow up to become criminals. Although interesting, people cannot alter or fix structural abnormalities in the brain. People who are born with a reduction in the gyrus leading to antisocial personality disorder demonstrates an individual who had no control over his/her development of their personality disorder, and as proved earlier, that leads to an increased risk of performing deviant…
The topic that most interested me in this unit was criminology and within that bracket my focus ended up on two subtopics, the psychological and the biological causes of criminal behavior. Given the length of the paper I further narrowed my focus to a concise look at some of the most relevant psychological risk determinants. There are, of course, a great many factors that go into driving and motivating criminal behaviors and subsequent crime. But, the most interesting for me is the psychological drive to commit crimes or engage in criminal behavior. According to the article Linking Psychological Traits with Criminal Behavior: A Review, “the role of criminal psychological traits of an individual has been receiving growing recognition as one…
Personality disorders affect millions of people worldwide. Although it does not discriminate among socioeconomic parameters or race, mental disorders control how people interact with each other through all areas of life. Sociopathy, a mental disorder which curtails emotional connectivity, such as empathy, guilt, compassion, and shame to society, plagues a behavior, one cannot simply look into present actions, but a person as a whole. It is often confused by nonmedical professionals for psychopathy and other personality disorders; however, predisposition and childhood trauma have to be present to create a full-fledged sociopath which will affect the person’s choices and quality of life in adulthood.…
Crime has been around as long as people have been alive. For instance, Cain killed Abel over a simple fact: jealousy. Around 1908, an organization called the FBI, began attempting to decrease the number of crimes in and out of the United States. They introduced new methods of preventing crime by establishing programs throughout the country to reduce levels of crime. By establishing effective programs, law enforcers were able to reduce the number of crimes committed nationally in 2014 by point two percent when compared to statistics in 2013.…
Antisocial personality disorder is usually described as a personality disorder in which a person’s cognition and personality is impaired. This symptom causes an individual to suffer from both self and interpersonal functioning. According to the DSM-V, an individual with antisocial personality disorder must exhibit antagonism and disinhibiting. They also have impaired personal and interpersonal functioning. This disorder is closely connected to criminal behavior.…