ASDP is the abbrevation for the condition antisocial personality disorder. Antisocial personality disorder is a disease where a person suffers from thoughts, behaviours, and feelings that are considered to be abnormal. This disorder can also cause extreme paranoia. A high percentage of patients with this disorder tend to have lengthy criminal records, drug habits, and a history of learning disorders such as ADD or ADHD.
No. ASPD cannot be cured since it is a personality disorder. However, it can be controlled. There are certain medications, and treatments for this disorder.
No. However, sociopaths have a mental disorder called ASPD, or anti-social personality disorder.
Their problem is often referred to as Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD). It is usually not regarded as an illness but a personality disorder, that is, as an integral part of the personality.
No, pedophilia is simply an attraction to prepubescent children. They are no more "sociopathic" than a person with a foot fetish, although pedophilia is looked down on much more than a foot fetish. The politically correct term for a "sociopath" is antisocial personality disorder. Although, a person with ASPD is characterized by having no remorse for their actions (which can make one believe that a person with a pedophile may have ASPD) just because a person is attracted to prepubescent peoples, it does not automatically diagnose them with ASPD.
In practice, yes. The media have made the word psychopath unusable in most cases. Very, very few people with ASPD are killers.
An eating disorder is an addiction, sort of
It has not been definitively proven, but a new treatment for ASPD does include the use of medical marijuana.
Sociopathy is a loosely-defined term that may be used to refer to:PsychopathyAntisocial personality disorder (ASPD)Dissocial personality disorderAbove all a sociopath has no conscience and his/her guiding principle is 'I do what I can get away with'.
To date there have been no controlled studies reported which found an effective treatment for ASPD. Some management programs are currently being used.
You might be referring to those with Antisocial Personality Disorder(ASPD), as they lack empathy. If you're talking about emotion in general, you're looking for apathy. As for the different/troublesome part of the question, you don't make yourself very clear, but I can tell you that although many people associate ASPD with Psychopathy (a more extreme form of the condition), not all Antisocials are 'troublesome'.
Sociopathy, or antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), typically manifests in late adolescence or early adulthood, characterized by a pattern of disregard for the rights of others, impulsivity, and deceitfulness. The disorder may stabilize in adulthood, with some individuals exhibiting less overtly harmful behaviors as they age, while others may continue to engage in criminal or risky activities. Treatment is often challenging, and those with ASPD may not seek help voluntarily, leading to a persistent pattern of relational and behavioral issues throughout life. The overall course can vary widely among individuals, with some achieving a degree of functional stability, while others face significant societal and legal consequences.
There is no specific percentage available for the prevalence of a lying disorder, as it can vary depending on different factors and individual cases. Lying disorders are not officially recognized in diagnostic manuals like the DSM-5, but pathological lying can be a symptom of other mental health conditions such as factitious disorder or antisocial personality disorder.