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