Antisocial
Personality Disorder
By: Leland Love-Jones
Brandy Pugh
Alexus Griffith
Ess
enti
al
Quest
ion
EQ: What is a psychopath?
Bell Ringer
BR: Analyzing the lyrics to the song; what comes to mind when you think about the song; try to figure out the definition of a psychopath based on the song
Def
initi
on
Definition- a person who is
incapable of feeling normal
emotions; they are generally
cunning and manipulative;
know the difference between
right and wrong but dismiss
it as applying to them.
His
tory
History - Earliest explanation
of psychopathology is the possession by evil spirits and
demons in the late 16th - 17
centuries. Some believed remedies were to torture the
person to chase the demon
out. Ex. Witch trails- Many
women were murdered due to
the false belief of possession.
Wha
t cau
ses
this
lack
of
em
path
y?
Most psychopaths were abused or neglected as
children. Being treated poorly early on can set up a
child to see everyone else as
selfish and cruel, causing them to replicate that kind
of behavior as a way to cope
with a nasty, uncaring world.
While
W
atc
hin
g… From the video analyze the
effects of being a psychopath.
Psycholo
gica
l
Appro
ach
es
Psychodynam
ic
Based on Freud’s
theories he
would say that
psychopaths are
acting out based
on their
childhood
experiences of
being abused,
neglected, etc.
Biological
The biological
approach
would say that
some
psychopaths
have inherited
their
characteristics
of having little
to no empathy
towards others.
Do you agree?
Bra
in D
efec
ts It has been found that psychopaths show reduced
activity in the brain areas when introduced to pain of
others.
Tre
atm
ent p
lan?
•There is really no
treatment plan for psychopathology. It completely depends on the
person. The only type of help that they can be given
is psychotherapy.
The Joker
• Deceitfulness, as indicated
by repeatedly lying, use of
aliases, or conning others for personal profit or
pleasure
• Lack of remorse, as indicated by being
indifferent to or rationalizing
having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.
• Reckless disregard for safety of self or others
Lord Voldemort
• Break the law repeatedly
• Lies, steals, and gets in fights often
• Disregards the safety of self and others
• Does not show any guilt
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