Antisocial Personality Disorder By: Leland Love-Jones Brandy Pugh Alexus Griffith
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