Maria Vargas

 a mental health condition in which a person tends to harm themselves or others  People with ASP don’t care about others feelings or personal rights

 A persons thoughts, emotions and behaviors as they’re growing up  Genetics  Environment

 ASP can be inherited by parents  Child abuse can cause this disorder

 Sexually abused as a child  Led to killing others  He killed random people  Killed children because he didn’t want them to go what he went through  DgM DgM

 often bullies, threatens, or intimidates others  has been physically cruel to people and weird

 If it goes untreated it can cause Antisocial Personality disorder  Poor parenting  Parents with Antisocial Personality Disorder

 run a many medical and psychological tests and exams to help determine a diagnosis

 This is done to help rule out other problems that could be causing symptoms and to check for any related complications  Symptoms like lying, lack of empathy for others, and poor relationship with others

 A complete blood count, a thyroid function check, and screening for alcohol and drugs to determine if there are other causes for those same symptoms

 A doctor or mental health provider explores thoughts, feelings, relationships, behavior patterns and family history, which may include psychological tests about personality.  Asks about suicidal thoughts, self-injury and harming others

 Few people diagnosed with this disorder go get treatment  They also go to seek help for drug or alcohol abuse  Therapy

 Psychotherapy  Cognitive therapy  Medications

 focus on helping the individual understand the nature and consequences of his disorder so he can be helped to control his behavior

 Doesn’t completely improve it but it reduces aggression which is a common problem for many antisocials.

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