Sociopathy is another term for antisocial personality disorder. The chronic nature of sociopathy, he adds, is what differentiates this condition from other, episodic mental health conditions like depression, panic attacks or bipolar disorder. The list of common traits you might see in someone who has antisocial personality disorder, says Dr. Coulter, include:. And sometimes, Dr.
Coulter says, it can be both. But, he adds, there are cases in which sociopathy is seen as adaptive behavior. In those situations, he says, psychiatrists have to be careful with their diagnosis. And, in some cases, you might begin to worry that you have sociopathy. According to Dr. Coulter, the answer is probably no. Both psychopathy and sociopathy fall under the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, Dr.
These needs are most evident when studying psychopathy in the general population because, as mentioned above, virtually all studies on psychopathy in the population of offenders or prisoners use the PCL-R or one of its versions see the reviews of Beryl et al.
On the other hand, future research should also focus on the prevalence of the components of psychopathy, especially on the prevalence of psychopathic traits. Moreover, future research should also be conducted on the prevalence of the other personality constructs that are included under the Dark Triad label: Machiavellianism and narcissism.
Despite the above-mentioned limitations, the obtained results reflect relatively strong trends in the data that at least deserve to be the subject of future research and the formation of hypotheses to be taken into account in such research.
In short, these trends allow the following conclusions to be drawn:. In turn, the prevalence of psychopathy among university students is significantly higher than among people from the general community, although the latter result could be due to the type of career that university students are pursuing e.
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation. This article is based in part on the final degree project carried out by AS-G under the direction of CG.
AS-G organized the database and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. JS performed the statistical analysis.
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ASPD can be challenging to treat. Treating conduct disorder when it occurs in a child may help reduce certain ASPD behaviors as they get older. Treatment options for ASPD include :. In the U. In this type of social therapy, people join therapy groups that focus on community issues and allow everyone involved to contribute to decisions. There may also be opportunities for vocational and educational work. As with ASPD, psychopathy can be very hard to treat.
Individuals with psychopathy may not agree that they need treatment, or they may not commit to treatment. Starting treatment in childhood for psychopathic traits can be helpful in reducing them. CBT may also be useful when treating children who develop psychopathic behaviors following traumatic brain injuries TBIs.
A case series found that clozapine reduced the severity of ASPD and psychopathy symptoms in males. Clozapine was especially beneficial in reducing anger, aggression, impulsive behavior, and violence. However, the study was small and only included males, so further research is necessary to confirm these effects. However, those with NPD are not necessarily impulsive, aggressive, or deceitful. In addition, those with NPD typically lack a history of conduct disorder and criminal behavior.
Research from found that people with NPD and people with psychopathy both showed low honesty, humility, and agreeableness. However, individuals with psychopathy were also unlikely to be caring or responsible. Although people with these conditions are more likely than other people to be violent, this is not always the case. Research from found that certain people with psychopathy were able to inhibit violent tendencies, leading to greater success in life.
Psychopathic people may be more likely to commit criminal acts than other people. Sociopath is an unofficial term to refer to a person with ASPD. Psychopath is an informal way to describe an individual who displays psychopathic traits. ASPD is a personality disorder. Some researchers believe that psychopathy is a form of ASPD, whereas others say that it is a separate condition.
Psychopathy shares similar traits with ASPD. However, psychopaths tend to have more violent and severe behavioral traits than people with ASPD.
Both conditions can occur due to genetic or environmental factors, and psychopathy can also occur due to TBIs. If a person thinks that they or a child in their care may have ASPD or psychopathy, they should speak with a doctor or mental health professional.
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