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Psychology 101

Anti-Social

In a world full of fears, perhaps the worst one a human being should

have is that to be afraid of his fellow man. The human that should be most feared is the one that

has Anti-Social Personality Disorder or in laymen’s terms the psychopath. The psychopath is probably the

most deviant mind that exists and treatment is not very successful because there is not a cure or drug

to control it. The solution in my mind to control the problem of sociopaths is to let them live in

colonies with each other. Through my research I will develop an understanding of this personality

disorder and convince you the reader that my solution might be a viable solution.

The sociopath is a combination of other mental illnesses that are incurred

in childhood as a result of heredity, trauma and the lack of emotional development. The lack of moral or

emotional development which gives a sociopath a lack of understanding for other people’s feelings which

enables them to be deceitful without feeling bad about whatever they do. The under developed emotional

system as explained in the video “The World of Personality Disorders volume 5” says the sociopath is

“emotionally retarded” . The sociopathic behavior problems that start as a child have links to

heredity, a family with a pre-disposition to perform crimes, alcoholic parents that do crimes,

irresponsible behavior that persists and parents that do not discipline. The child that will eventually

be a sociopath exhibits certain feeling inside that they are inadequate, shamed and because of that they

are teased and made fun of. The child characteristics of a future sociopath consist of being incapable of

following the rules. The youngster will skip school, bully, steal!

, torment animals, run away from home and the child is likely to develop Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

Disorder or AD|HD. At an earlier age than their peer group the child will smoke drink, do drugs, and

become sexually active. The diagnoses of Anti-Social Personality Disorder is not used for people under

the age of 18.

The Psychopath is defined in the dictionary as a person suffering from,

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