In psychology we learn about many disorders such as Bipolar disorder, OCD, and Schizophrenia. The disorder that really caught my attention was Psychopathic disorder, a disorder in when one is suffering from or constituting a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. Many adults and possibly children too suffer from this disorder, children are more to develop symptoms once they become a little older. It is estimated that 1% of the general population meet criteria for the disorder, whereas psychopaths constitutes 15% to 25% of the prison population and commit 50% more criminal offenses than nonpsychopathic prisoners ( Neuropsychology 2015, Vol. 29, No. 3, 492-500)
Psychopathic disorder has been known to be linked to schizophrenia due to the fact that it is a type of personality disorder, Which schizophrenia happens to be. Many cases have described that people with schizophrenia have changes in there personalities. Meaning people with schizophrenia sometimes in up doing things that they do not realize they are actually doing or they do thing but say that voices in there heads told them so. Psychopathic disorder is similar there mind is broken do things with no remorse while people with …show more content…
Many psychologists also assume that psychopathy is inalterable – once a psychopath, always a psychopath. ( Psychopathy: A Misunderstood Personality disorder 2011, Web http://www.psychologicalscience.org ) Many question wether or not a psychopathy can be cured? According to an article I pulled up the short answer to this question is no. Dr. Nigel Blackwood, a leading Forensic Psychiatrist at King’s College London, has stated that adult psychopaths can be treated or managed but not
Psychopathic disorder has been known to be linked to schizophrenia due to the fact that it is a type of personality disorder, Which schizophrenia happens to be. Many cases have described that people with schizophrenia have changes in there personalities. Meaning people with schizophrenia sometimes in up doing things that they do not realize they are actually doing or they do thing but say that voices in there heads told them so. Psychopathic disorder is similar there mind is broken do things with no remorse while people with …show more content…
Many psychologists also assume that psychopathy is inalterable – once a psychopath, always a psychopath. ( Psychopathy: A Misunderstood Personality disorder 2011, Web http://www.psychologicalscience.org ) Many question wether or not a psychopathy can be cured? According to an article I pulled up the short answer to this question is no. Dr. Nigel Blackwood, a leading Forensic Psychiatrist at King’s College London, has stated that adult psychopaths can be treated or managed but not