Anti-social personality disorder is a mental illness that affects more than 2 million people in North America. Anti-social personality which is also called sociopath is when a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is anti-social and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. This is often seen in criminals. Sociopath and psychopath are two different types of mental illnesses that are usually thought to be interchangeable with one another. A psychopath is a person who is suffering from a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. They usually use the word psychopath as a person who crossed the line of moral behavior in a society which is usually murders, the school shooters,
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They are irresponsible and unreliable and tend to have no concern about ruining others dreams and hopes. As a result, they are oblivious and indifferent about the damage they cause to others. Sociopaths usually have promiscuous sexual behavior in which includes the acts of having sexual interactions with many different people. They have a parasitic life style choice that involves exploiting people and moving around a lot. They have difficulties making friends and keeping them and blame others for mistakes or crimes they have committed. In addition, sociopaths have qualities that distinguish them from others. Most sociopaths need to have control over everything and everyone. They also don't think or believe that anything is wrong with them and tend to not seek help. These qualities and behaviors shows between theory teens and early …show more content…
There is no existing cure for antisocial personality disorder. But, there are different treatments that are used to limit the nature of the disorder which, are Therapies, Medication, and Psychical therapy. Different types of therapies are Behavioral therapy which is they identify the environment where sociopath behavior occurs they can help them learn to cope with it in a different manor and Cognitive therapy which a therapist helps them learn what model behavior is and how they can imitate it. Medications can limit and control the aggressive and violent out bursts that happen. Psychical therapy is “shock therapy” in some ways. They shock the patient because they believe that anti-social personality disorder is a brain deformity or brain
They are irresponsible and unreliable and tend to have no concern about ruining others dreams and hopes. As a result, they are oblivious and indifferent about the damage they cause to others. Sociopaths usually have promiscuous sexual behavior in which includes the acts of having sexual interactions with many different people. They have a parasitic life style choice that involves exploiting people and moving around a lot. They have difficulties making friends and keeping them and blame others for mistakes or crimes they have committed. In addition, sociopaths have qualities that distinguish them from others. Most sociopaths need to have control over everything and everyone. They also don't think or believe that anything is wrong with them and tend to not seek help. These qualities and behaviors shows between theory teens and early …show more content…
There is no existing cure for antisocial personality disorder. But, there are different treatments that are used to limit the nature of the disorder which, are Therapies, Medication, and Psychical therapy. Different types of therapies are Behavioral therapy which is they identify the environment where sociopath behavior occurs they can help them learn to cope with it in a different manor and Cognitive therapy which a therapist helps them learn what model behavior is and how they can imitate it. Medications can limit and control the aggressive and violent out bursts that happen. Psychical therapy is “shock therapy” in some ways. They shock the patient because they believe that anti-social personality disorder is a brain deformity or brain