By: Katie Sowers Tommy Unger

What is ASPD?  Anti Social Personality Disorder is a condition characterized by the persistent disregard of others personal rights, and it often originates in one’s childhood

Symptoms  Symptoms of ASPD include but are not limited to: Lack of conformity to laws/committing crimes Lying, deceitfulness, and conning for pleasure Acting on impulses Tendency towards anger, aggression, and irritable behaviors Disregard for personal safety Lack of guilt for wrong-doings

Etiology  Descriptions of the disorder can be traced back to early Greek literature by Theophrastus, a successor to Aristotle  It was the prototypal personality disorder that was originally named psychopath

Diagnostic Criteria  Glib and superficial  Failure to conform with social norms or lawful behaviors  Deceitfulness  Impulsivity  Reckless regard for others and self  Inflated and arrogant

Treatments  Therapy is the most prominent form of treatment for ASPD. The therapist tries to sway the patient to: Become more optomistic Use depression as a motivation to change Emphasize remorse

Similar Disorders  Schizophrenia  Manic Episode  Narcissistic Personality Disorder  Histrionic Personality Disorder  Borderline Personality Disorders  Paranoid Personality Disorder  Adult Antisocial Behavior

Prognosis  People diagnosed with ASPD generally do not have a good prognosis: Most of the diagnosed exhibit criminal behavior and are often jailed, which makes treatment difficult People who show symptoms of ASPD generally view the world as having the problem, not themselves, so they rarely seek treatment

Statistical Data on ASPD  ASPD is the most heavily researched personality disorder  Occurs most typically in males  Symptoms generally begin at age 15  Half of children who exhibit the symptoms become antisocial adults  ASPD derives from biological and psychological strands  Approximately 1% of people over age 18 suffer from this disorder

Famous People With ASPD  Dennis Rader, the “BTK killer”, was convicted of killing 10 people over a thirty year span and exhibited an extreme lack of Conscience that marks him as a sufferer of ASPD.  Henry Lee Lucas, self confessed murder since the age of 13, admitted to stabbing, shooting, and mutilating some 360 women.

Famous People With ASPD  O.J. Simpson was accused of murdering his wife and her alleged boyfriend. He was never proven guilty, and showed many signs of ASPD.  Charles Manson was one of the most notorious serial killers in American History. Ironically he was never convicted of killing the seven people that died.

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