Maria Vargas Antisocial Personality Disorder a mental health condition in which a person tends to harm themselves or others People with ASP dont care about others feelings or personal rights ID: 165170
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
Maria VargasSlide2
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 Slide3
What causes Antisocial Personality Disorder?
A persons thoughts, emotions and behaviors as they’re growing up
Genetics
Environment Slide4
Genetics & Environment
ASP can be inherited by parents
Child abuse can cause this disorderSlide5
APD Video
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qyCR9tPDgMSlide6
APD ChartSlide7
Conduct Disorder
often bullies, threatens, or i
ntimidates others
has been physically cruel to
people and weirdSlide8
Conduct Disorder
If it goes untreated it can cause Antisocial Personality disorder
Poor parenting
Parents with Antisocial Personality Disorder Slide9
How does a person get diagnosed with APD?
run a
many medical
and psychological
tests and exams to help determine a diagnosisSlide10
Physical exam
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 othersSlide11
Lab tests
A complete
blood
count, a thyroid function check, and screening for alcohol and drugs to determine if there are other causes for those same symptomsSlide12
Psychological evaluation
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 othersSlide13
Can Antisocial Personality Disorder be treated?
Few people diagnosed with this disorder go get treatment
They also go to seek help for drug or alcohol abuse
Therapy Slide14
Types of therapy
Psychotherapy
Cognitive therapy
Medications Slide15
Psychotherapyfocus on helping the individual understand the nature and consequences of his disorder so he can be helped to control his behaviorSlide16
MedicationsDoesn’t completely improve it but it reduces
aggression which is a
common problem for many
antisocials.Slide17
Work Cited
Antisocial Personality Disorder. (
n.d.
). Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/antisocial-personality-disorderAntisSocial Personality Disorder. (n.d.). AntisSocial Personality Disorder. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from
http://antipersonalitydisorder.blogspot.com
Mental Disorders. (
n.d.
). Conduct disorder. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from
http://www.minddisorders.com/Br-Del/Conduct-disorder.html#b
Search
Results - Mayo Clinic. (
n.d.
). Search Results - Mayo Clinic. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from
http://
www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=Conduct%20Disorder
SYNOPSIS
. (
n.d.
). Antisocial Personality Disorder. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from
http://
www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-pe04.html