Antisocial Personality Essay Research Paper The Antisocial

Antisocial Personality Essay, Research Paper

The Antisocial Personality is (APD) is a serious disorder that affects many

males and cause a great threat to families, friends, and even complete

strangers. Most personality disorders may cause an inconvenience to a

person▓s family and friends, but usually harm themselves more than others.

Antisocial Personality Disorder contrasts from other personality disorders

because the defining trait is a predatory attitude toward other people (Smith,

1999). ⌠They have a chronic indifference to and violation of the rights of

one▓s fellow human beings.■ (Alterman; Cacciola; McDermott;

Mulholland; Newman; & Rutherford, 2000). A common tendency of those with APD

is criminal actions. These actions can range from stealing of everyday items to

rate to murder. It is obvious that APD is a serious disorder with serious

consequences. Criminologists need to have an understanding of APD as evidenced

in the male offender. Antisocial Personality Disorder affects less than one

percent of females and about three percent of males and usually occurs before

age 15 (Smith, 1999). Most of these men are involved in some sort of criminal

behavior. One heartwrenching characteristic of men with this disorder is that

they show no remorse for their victims or anyone involved. Interpersonally,

those with APD are gradoise, arrogant, callous, superficial, and manipulative (Alterman

et al. 2000). Affectively, those with APD are short-tempered, unable to form

strong emotional bonds with others, lacking empathy, guilt, or remorse (Smith

1999). Behaviorally, those with APD are irresponsive, impulsive, and prone to

violate social and legal norms and expectations (Smith 1999). DSM III gives a

list of criteria for the diagnosis of APD. These five points are as follows: 1.

⌠A history of illegal or socially disapproved activity beginning before

age 15 and continuing into adulthood.■ 2. ⌠Failure to show constancy

and responsibility in work, sexual relationships, parenthood, or financial

obligations.■ 3. ⌠Irritability and aggressiveness■ 4.

⌠Reckless and impulsive behavior■ 5. ⌠Disregard for the

truth■ (Smith, 1999) Males with this disorder are also known to lack

certain responsibilities and obligations which lead them to do things such as

walk out on jobs, wives, children, and creditors (Fukuhara; Kato; & Yoshino,

2000). The sad truth about this disorder is that ⌠by puberty these men

have already begun a career of antisocial behavior in the form of truancy,

delinquency, theft, vandalism, lying, drug abuse, casual sex, running away from

home, chronic misbehavior in school. As adults they lead to prostitution,

pimping, drug selling, or other crimes.■ (Alterman et al. 2000). Although

many men may show traits of APD, they have to show specific characteristics in

order to be diagnosed with the disorder. These specific characteristics include,

⌠a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of

others occurring since age 15, must be at least 18 years old, and evidence of

conduct disorder with onset before age15.■ (Smith, 1999). Criminologists

must be sure to look at these traits when dealing with men with antisocial

personality, and most certainly before letting them back out in the world

because of their tendency to have no regret and inability to learn from past

experiences. One form of Antisocial Personality Disorder is the common

sociopath. The sociopathic personality is the unsocialized personality. It

affects mostly young men, but some young women. These people are never

adequately socialized during childhood and adolescence (Damasio, 2000). People

with this form of disorder have reasonably normal temperaments but are known to

be aggressive or fearless. They also ⌠posses impulse peculiarities or

habit patterns that are traceable to deviant learning.■ (Damasio, 2000).

They are stimulus seekers and pose the greatest problem for parents as children

(Damasio, 2000). This disorder is enhanced somewhat from incompetent or

indifferent parents. Some other common characteristics of the common sociopath,

being the largest genus of antisocial personalities, are a weak and unelaborated

conscience, a lack of shame for normal things, a weak future perspective, a

disinterest in long term goals, and a pride in rule breaking (Smith, 1999).

Along with the category of sociopaths, there are several forms of sociopaths.

These forms consist of the Alienated Sociopath, the Aggressive Sociopath, and

the Dyssocial Sociopath. The Alienated Sociopath has an undeveloped ability to

love or to affiliate with others (Damasio, 2000). The Aggressive Sociopath is

usually a muscular and aggressive male who enjoys hurting, frightening, and

tyrannizing others. This type of so

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