ASPD is one of several names for emotional disorders in which the subject lacks empathy and conscience, and no regard for the rights of others. You can read more at the link below. Antisocial personality disorder is a type of mental condition where the affected person shows no regard for the rights of others. Characteristics of the disorder include aggressive behavior and a history of problems with the law.
The main symptom of anti-social personality disorder is that person has no conscious concerning what they did wrong whether it is hurting another person, committing a crime they feel they are entitled to do as they choose. They experience no guilt.
People with APD do not believe there is anything wrong with them, and consider themselves superior to the rest of us. The lack of certain emotional reactions could make things a bit boring, but all in all it probably isn't too bad -- from their point of view.
From the standpoint of others who live with them, it is highly stressful at best, since antisocials do not feel empathy and thus have little or no understanding of the way their actions affect others. Since they are extremely self-centered, they are likely to do whatever they please, and the results can be devastating to the people around them.
Although they keep it hidden pretty well unless something makes them snap. They also LOVE controlling people and messing with their psyches. They think it's fun and they love manipulating people. If they can't use you anymore, they dump you like a stone.
It's important to know that there is much more to this disorder than the word "antisocial". Just because a person is shy or doesn't like to be around people or isolates themselves, stays away from parties and social events, etc. may or may not indicate "antisocial" behavior as we call it, but this alone does NOT mean that the person has antisocial personality disorder. The disorder implies a lack of caring or feeling, insensitivity toward others, and a potential to harm others emotionally or physically.
I have Social Anxiety Disorder and I will give it to you straight.
It only effects my life when I'm asked to go up in front of a class or a group, or when I get put on the spotlight.
It doesn't effect my life in any other way.
Hope that helped!
~Sarah
Patients with antisocial personality disorder are sometimes referred to as sociopaths or psychopaths. They are characterized by lying, manipulativeness, and a selfish disregard for the rights of others; some may act impulsively.
Antisocial personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others. This behavior is often criminal.
Dissocial personality disorder is diagnosed by repeated patterns of disregard for the rights of others. A failure to thrive in social situations is also another indicator of this disorder.
its a condition characterized by persistent disregard for, and violations of the rights of others that begin in childhood and continues into adulthood.
Common symptoms of antisocial personality disorder include a lack of empathy or regard for others' feelings, disregard for social norms and rules, impulsivity, deceitfulness, and a history of aggression or criminal behavior. Individuals with this disorder may engage in manipulative or exploitative behavior without remorse.
Antisocial personality does not have a starting age, but rather a cutoff. Antisocial Personality Disorder must be exhibited before the age of 12, at the latest the age of 15.
Yes, I believe that both bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder can coexist. People are complex and unique and both the labels of bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder are abstractions are are ways to classify human beings.
1. Antisocial personality Disorder 2. Borderline Personality Disorder
Some good movies and films for studying personality disorders are "Gone With the Wind" (narcissistic personality disorder), "Funny Girl" (narcissistic personality disorder), "Girl, Interrupted" (borderline personality disorder), "The Godfather" (antisocial personality disorder), and "Wall Street" (antisocial personality disorder).
* Antisocial personality disorder - Psychopaths/sociopaths * Narcissistic personality disorder * Histrionic personality disorder * Schizoid personality disorder * Borderline personality disorder These all have some of the symptoms of sociopaths, there may be more but these are the ones that I currently know of. This is a good reference site: http://www.crescentlife.com/disorders/personality_disorders.htm
could be depression, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, paranoid Personality Disorder, etc. . .
No.
Antisocial does not mean shy. Antisocial means you don't care about people, and may be a criminal.
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a mental health condition characterized by a pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Individuals with this disorder often display behaviors such as deceitfulness, impulsivity, aggression, and a lack of remorse for their actions. They may also have a history of legal problems or conflicts with authority figures.
I think a concommitant disorder with an antisocial disorder would be generalized anxiety, paranoia, addiction and dissociative identity disorder (DID).
Narcissistic personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder would be candidates.