Antisocial Personality Disorder

Antisocial

Personality DisorderBy: Leland Love-Jones

Brandy Pugh

Alexus Griffith

Esse

ntia

l Qu

estio

nEQ: What is a psychopath?

Bell RingerBR: Analyzing the lyrics to the song; what comes to mind when you think about the song; try to figure out the definition of a psychopath based on the song

Def

initi

on

Definition- a person who is incapable of feeling normal

emotions; they are generally cunning and manipulative;

know the difference between

right and wrong but dismiss it as applying to them.

His

tory

History - Earliest explanation

of psychopathology is the possession by evil spirits and

demons in the late 16th - 17 centuries. Some believed

remedies were to torture the person to chase the demon out.

Ex. Witch trails- Many women

were murdered due to the false

belief of possession.

Wha

t cau

ses t

his l

ack

of e

mpa

thy?

Most psychopaths were abused or neglected as

children. Being treated poorly early on can set up a

child to see everyone else as selfish and cruel, causing

them to replicate that kind of behavior as a way to cope

with a nasty, uncaring world.

Whi

le

Wat

chin

g… From the video analyze the effects of being a psychopath.

Psychological

ApproachesPsychodynami

c

Based on Freud’s

theories he

would say that

psychopaths are

acting out based

on their

childhood

experiences of

being abused,

neglected, etc.

Biological

The biological

approach

would say that

some psychopaths

have inherited

their characteristics

of having little

to no empathy

towards others.

Do you agree?

Bra

in D

efec

ts It has been found that psychopaths show reduced

activity in the brain areas when introduced to pain of

others.

Trea

tmen

t pla

n?

•There is really no

treatment plan for psychopathology. It completely depends on the

person. The only type of help that they can be given

is psychotherapy.

The Joker• Deceitfulness, as indicated

by repeatedly lying, use of aliases, or conning others

for personal profit or pleasure

• Lack of remorse, as indicated by being

indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or

stolen from another. • Reckless disregard for

safety of self or others

Lord Voldemort• Break the law repeatedly• Lies, steals, and gets in

fights often• Disregards the safety of

self and others• Does not show any guilt