Antisocial Personality Disorder ( Adhd ) - 1556 Words

Many people believe that antisocial personality disorder is a faà §ade for criminals to receive lesser sentences by being diagnosed with a medical disorder. However, antisocial personality disorder is not just having and being a sociopathic person; it is a constant struggle. Antisocial personality disorder is a rare personality disorder with mental conditions that has short and long-term effects on a patient’s life. This literature review aims to characterize antisocial personality disorder by addressing the following questions: 1. What is antisocial personality disorder? 2. What are the symptoms of antisocial personality disorder? 3. What are the causes of antisocial personality disorder? 4. Are there treatments for antisocial personality†¦show more content†¦Moreover, â€Å"when an antisocial personality combines keen intelligence with no conscience, the result may be a charming and clever con artist, a ruthless corporate executive- or worse† (Myers, 538). However, this does not mean that people with antisocial personality disorder walk amongst us to physically or mentally injure others; they are solely unable to fulfill responsibilities dealing with social interactions and empathizing with societal views. Luckily, similar to other disorders, there is a framework for antisocial personality disorder. Over the years, clinicians have assembled ways to diagnosis this chronic mental condition. Since antisocial personality disorder alters a person view of right and wrong, they must be careful and consider how long and how severe a person’s symptoms are. Antisocial personality disorder can begin â€Å"in early childhood and continue throughout adulthood†, so clinicians must be careful of complications such as drug abuse, violence, and even suicidal thoughts that could aggravate the disorder (Black, 2015). Additionally since people with the disorder do not care if the break a law, they could be a danger to themselves and people around them. What are the symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder? Antisocial personality disorder is a controversial mental disease because of its’ diverse set of symptoms. As other mental disorders, antisocial personality disorder can be â€Å"disruptive, inflexible, and have behavior