PPT-What causes Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Unit 1 Making sense of other people Topic 3 Development of personality Lesson objectives By the end of the lesson you will be able to Describe the biological causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Maria Vargas. Antisocial Personality Disorder. . 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 . Jessica . Mulford. &. Marisa Hawkins . A vignette of Julian Smith . A vignette of Julian Smith. Julian thought since he was the one to put the waffles on his plate, they were his because he is the only one who is important in his mind. . By Mary B. Knutson, RN, MS, FCP. A Definition of Intimacy. A satisfying closeness resulting from positive interpersonal relationships . Individuals keep separate identities. Includes sensitivity to other person’s needs. A Closer Look at Psychological Disorders. Personality Disorders. Personality disorders are a class of disorders marked by extreme, long-standing, inflexible personality traits that cause subjective distress or impaired social and occupational functioning. They are not so much severe mental disorders as dysfunctional styles of living.. Pia. Torres and Kristine Tran. Period 5. Vignette. Diana Miller, 25, entered a long-term treatment unit of a psychiatric hospital after a serious suicide attempt. Diana had been a sociable child until she turned 12. She became demanding sullen, rebellious, shifting from a giddy euphoria to tearfulness and depression. She became promiscuous, abused marijuana and hallucinogens and ran away at 15 with a boy. She craved excitement and would get drunk and dance wildly, and left with strange men. When she was 17, she made her first suicide attempt by cutting her wrist severely. She was obsessed with calories and with the need to have her food cut into particular shapes and arranged on her plate in a particular manner. If her parents didn’t do this she would have tantrums. She never had female friends and she has often been “eaten alive” with boredom. She languished at home, grew more depressed and agoraphobic and escalated her valium use. . Unit 1 – Making sense of other people. Topic 3 – Development of personality. Lesson objectives. By the end of the lesson you will be able to:. Describe . the situational causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder.. After reading the article/information about . Narcissistic Personality Disorder . please answer the following on the bottom of the handout. . In your own words, how would you describe someone that is a narcissist? . DISORDERS. Type. Characteristics. Paranoid. Suspiciousness and distrust about others’ motives. Schizoid. Detachment from social relationships. schitzotypal. Acute discomfort in close relationships, eccentricities of behavior. Characteristics. Paranoid. Suspiciousness and distrust about others’ motives. Schizoid. Detachment from social relationships. schitzotypal. Acute discomfort in close relationships, eccentricities of behavior. P. sychopathological Triad. There are three more important characteristics (behavioral red flags) often referred to as the psychopathological triad. And those are:. P. sychopathological Triad. Bed-Wetting . Scott A. Johnson. , M.A.. Licensed Psychologist. scott@forensicconsultation.org. 612-269-3628. This PowerPoint is copyrighted. Do not duplicate without permission. . The accompanying handout contains the references. . Maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits. Extremes on either end of specific trait dimensions can be associated with disorders.. An enduring pattern of experience and behavior that differs greatly from society’s expectations. Module 69. Other Disorders. Learning Targets. 69-1. . Describe somatic symptom . and related disorders.. 69-2. . Describe . dissociative disorders. , and explain why they are controversial.. 69-3. . D. isorder. Debashree. . Sinha. Antisocial . personality disorder describes an ingrained pattern of behaviour in which individuals consistently disregard and violate the rights of others around them. The disorder is best understood within the context of the broader category of personality disorders. A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of personal experience and behaviour that deviates noticeably from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to personal distress or impairment..