there's a lot of misconceptions out
there about antisocial personality
disorder
what is it stick around to hear all
about it
I think one of the most common
misconceptions is that antisocial means
shy or introverted or withdrawn that's
not what it means
you might have heard an old term
psychopath that was a term that was
coined to refer to what we call
antisocial personality disorder to
understand this the diagnostic system in
psychology is broken into different axes
axis one is where most of the
psychological disorders are listed we're
not getting into all of that today axis
two is the personality disorders as well
as some other pervasive developmental
disorders like autism personality
disorders have to do with the way we
impact or affect other people antisocial
personality disorder is most commonly
characterized by a lack of regard or a
disregard for the rights of other people
in the diagnostic criteria for
antisocial personality disorder this
disregard for the rights of other people
sometimes includes the violation of
those rights which results in criminal
behavior or behavior that could be
considered criminal or that you might be
arrested for it could also include lying
deception or manipulation and usually
that's done for the purpose of profit or
amusement excessive impulsivity or
impulsive behavior is very common
another common characteristic
irritability or aggression and usually
this reaches a level where they're
hurting other people and could include
fighting or violence antisocial
personality disorder is characterized by
a blatant disregard for personal safety
or the safety of other people
irresponsibility is a common hallmark of
antisocial personality disorder and
finally a lack of remorse for all of
those actions sounds like somebody you
want to know or hang out with this is
pretty serious stuff
there's other criteria that need to be
considered in order for someone to
actually receive a diagnosis of
antisocial personality disorder for
example this behavior has to be present
when they're younger than the age of 15
but you cannot diagnose it until they're
at least 18 we don't have to worry about
all of those details I've got a caution
for you because you're probably thinking
right now oh that's so and so my ex oh
yeah that's him for sure somebody in
your family some that you work with we
have to be really careful about Mis
diagnosing or self diagnosing this
condition there's a lot of stigmas
attached to it and yes it causes a lot
of disruption to families relationships
and even our society a lot of folks with
antisocial personality disorder end up
being incarcerated there in our prisons
and in our jails the other thing that's
important to remember here is that many
of these criteria are true of some
people some of the time in order to
qualify for a diagnosis it has to be a
pervasive condition that's present in
most areas of this person's life even
though you may have observed some of the
characteristics that I talked about in
somebody that you know remember that
your personal experience with a person
does not define them or diagnose them so
be careful with the information that
I've shared with you today and be really
hesitant to attach that label to someone
I hope that you found that information
helpful we got a little psychological
here today I want you to understand the
terms that are being thrown around if
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