What is Antisocial Personality Disorder
Antisocial personality disorder is also called as sociopathy. It is a psychological (mental) condition where a person shows no concern for any wrong or right and that person also ignores the feelings and rights of others. People who are affected with antisocial personality disorder are prone to treat, antagonize or manipulate others harshly. They have no regrets or show no guilt for their behavior.
The individuals with this disorder are more often found violating the law. A violent or impulsive behavior from them should never be a surprise. They might lie and may be involved in self abusing activities like drinking alcohol or consuming drugs. All these characteristics don’t let the affected person fulfill responsibilities related to school, family and work. In this disorder, the person’s way to think, perceive situations and relations to other people or things are destructive and abnormal.
Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The antisocial personality disorder in a person can be determined from various symptoms. He/she may not be concerned about right or wrong. In an affected person, deceit or persistent lying for the exploitation of others is a normal thing. They are usually callous, cynical and shows disrespect towards others. They are arrogant, holds sense of superiority, remain extremely opinionated and uses wit or charm to manipulate others for their own pleasure or gain. If some person repeatedly violates others’ rights through dishonesty, have criminal behavior or have recurring problems with the law, then that person might be affected with antisocial personality disorder.
Such persons have impulsiveness and fails to plan ahead and are hostile, significantly irritable, aggressive and violent. For others, they lack empathy and they don’t think twice before harming others. They always remain occupied with dangerous or unnecessary risk-taking behavior without considering their or others’ safety. The people with antisocial personality disorder have abusive or poor relationships. These people fail to consider or learn from the negative consequences of behavior. They are constantly irresponsible and repeatedly fails to fulfill financial obligations or work duties.
Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The personality of a person is the combination of emotions, thoughts and behaviors and this makes each person unique. It is the way people understand, view and relate themselves to the outside world, and how they see themselves. The personality of a person forms during childhood and gets a shape through the environmental factors and interaction of inherited tendencies. Although, the exact causes of antisocial personality disorder are not known but genes are somewhat responsible for this disorder and the situations in life may spark its development.
Risk factors of Antisocial Personality Disorder
There are certain factors which can increase the risks for developing antisocial personality disorder. One of the biggest risk factor is family history of some sort of personality disorder, mental illness or antisocial personality disorder. This disorder may lead to unstable life during childhood and the child may be neglected or abused. This may lead to violent, chaotic or unstable family life throughout childhood. Studies shows that women are at a lesser risk of having this disorder in comparison to men.
Complications of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The antisocial personality disorder may bring many complications or problems in different abusive forms such as child abuse, spouse abuse, and alcohol or substance abuse. The person may develop suicidal or homicidal behavior and the more chances are of developing anxiety, depression or mental health disorders. With this disorder, a person experiences homelessness, and low economic as well as social status. In worse cases, this disorder leads to death because of violence.
The right time to see a doctor
It is seen that people who have antisocial personality disorder usually seek the help only after their loved ones ask them again and again for it. If you suspect that any of your family member or friend have this disorder, it would be wise to gently suggest that person to seek medical attention. He/she might begin by visiting a primary care physician or some renowned mental health care professional.
Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder
This disorder is diagnosed first by physically examining the suspected person. Then to confirm, some tests like CBC (Complete Blood Count), screening for drugs and alcohols, Thyroid functioning, are done. Another important procedure for diagnosing this disorder is psychological evaluation.
Precautions and Prevention of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Those who are at risk for developing antisocial personality disorder can’t be prevented from developing it. This is because the roots of antisocial behavior are related to that person’s childhood. Teachers, parents and pediatricians might spot the early warning signs and this further helps to identify the children at most risk. Then, early intervention can be started.
The early treatments including appropriate and effective discipline, behavior modification lessons, problem-solving and social skills, family therapy, parent training, and psychotherapy are found to be helpful in reducing the chances which leads at-risk children to develop as adults with antisocial personality disorder.
Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Homeopathic Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The homeopathic medicines used to treat antisocial personality disorder shrink dissatisfaction, hatred, shame, anger, guilt, dubiousness, fear, jealousy and other types of negative emotions. These medicines help by developing a correct sense of wrong and right which further helps the affected person to live a normal life. Some commonly used homeopathic medicines to treat antisocial personality disorder are Cham, Anac, Hyos and Lycop.
Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
With the psychotherapy treatment of this disorder, a person is helped by uncovering negative, unhealthy beliefs and behaviors and gets them replaced with positive and healthy ones. A person is taught about the different facets of a condition, including problem solving skills, coping strategies and treatments. The hypnotherapy gives extraordinary response through retentive subconscious mind and by reducing aggression and impulsiveness.
Allopathic/Conventional Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
In allopathic treatment of antisocial personality disorder, the affected person is given antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications. The doctors also refer antipsychotic and mood-stabilizing medications. The notable thing is that there are no medications approved specifically by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for treating Antisocial Personality Disorder.
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Antisocial personality disorder is also called as sociopathy. It is a psychological (mental) condition where a person shows no concern for any wrong or right and that person also ignores the feelings and rights of others. People who are affected with antisocial personality disorder are prone to treat, antagonize or manipulate others harshly. They have no regrets or show no guilt for their behavior.
The individuals with this disorder are more often found violating the law. A violent or impulsive behavior from them should never be a surprise. They might lie and may be involved in self abusing activities like drinking alcohol or consuming drugs. All these characteristics don’t let the affected person fulfill responsibilities related to school, family and work. In this disorder, the person’s way to think, perceive situations and relations to other people or things are destructive and abnormal.
Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The antisocial personality disorder in a person can be determined from various symptoms. He/she may not be concerned about right or wrong. In an affected person, deceit or persistent lying for the exploitation of others is a normal thing. They are usually callous, cynical and shows disrespect towards others. They are arrogant, holds sense of superiority, remain extremely opinionated and uses wit or charm to manipulate others for their own pleasure or gain. If some person repeatedly violates others’ rights through dishonesty, have criminal behavior or have recurring problems with the law, then that person might be affected with antisocial personality disorder.
Such persons have impulsiveness and fails to plan ahead and are hostile, significantly irritable, aggressive and violent. For others, they lack empathy and they don’t think twice before harming others. They always remain occupied with dangerous or unnecessary risk-taking behavior without considering their or others’ safety. The people with antisocial personality disorder have abusive or poor relationships. These people fail to consider or learn from the negative consequences of behavior. They are constantly irresponsible and repeatedly fails to fulfill financial obligations or work duties.
Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The personality of a person is the combination of emotions, thoughts and behaviors and this makes each person unique. It is the way people understand, view and relate themselves to the outside world, and how they see themselves. The personality of a person forms during childhood and gets a shape through the environmental factors and interaction of inherited tendencies. Although, the exact causes of antisocial personality disorder are not known but genes are somewhat responsible for this disorder and the situations in life may spark its development.
Risk factors of Antisocial Personality Disorder
There are certain factors which can increase the risks for developing antisocial personality disorder. One of the biggest risk factor is family history of some sort of personality disorder, mental illness or antisocial personality disorder. This disorder may lead to unstable life during childhood and the child may be neglected or abused. This may lead to violent, chaotic or unstable family life throughout childhood. Studies shows that women are at a lesser risk of having this disorder in comparison to men.
Complications of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The antisocial personality disorder may bring many complications or problems in different abusive forms such as child abuse, spouse abuse, and alcohol or substance abuse. The person may develop suicidal or homicidal behavior and the more chances are of developing anxiety, depression or mental health disorders. With this disorder, a person experiences homelessness, and low economic as well as social status. In worse cases, this disorder leads to death because of violence.
The right time to see a doctor
It is seen that people who have antisocial personality disorder usually seek the help only after their loved ones ask them again and again for it. If you suspect that any of your family member or friend have this disorder, it would be wise to gently suggest that person to seek medical attention. He/she might begin by visiting a primary care physician or some renowned mental health care professional.
Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder
This disorder is diagnosed first by physically examining the suspected person. Then to confirm, some tests like CBC (Complete Blood Count), screening for drugs and alcohols, Thyroid functioning, are done. Another important procedure for diagnosing this disorder is psychological evaluation.
Precautions and Prevention of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Those who are at risk for developing antisocial personality disorder can’t be prevented from developing it. This is because the roots of antisocial behavior are related to that person’s childhood. Teachers, parents and pediatricians might spot the early warning signs and this further helps to identify the children at most risk. Then, early intervention can be started.
The early treatments including appropriate and effective discipline, behavior modification lessons, problem-solving and social skills, family therapy, parent training, and psychotherapy are found to be helpful in reducing the chances which leads at-risk children to develop as adults with antisocial personality disorder.
Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Homeopathic Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
The homeopathic medicines used to treat antisocial personality disorder shrink dissatisfaction, hatred, shame, anger, guilt, dubiousness, fear, jealousy and other types of negative emotions. These medicines help by developing a correct sense of wrong and right which further helps the affected person to live a normal life. Some commonly used homeopathic medicines to treat antisocial personality disorder are Cham, Anac, Hyos and Lycop.
Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
With the psychotherapy treatment of this disorder, a person is helped by uncovering negative, unhealthy beliefs and behaviors and gets them replaced with positive and healthy ones. A person is taught about the different facets of a condition, including problem solving skills, coping strategies and treatments. The hypnotherapy gives extraordinary response through retentive subconscious mind and by reducing aggression and impulsiveness.
Allopathic/Conventional Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
In allopathic treatment of antisocial personality disorder, the affected person is given antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications. The doctors also refer antipsychotic and mood-stabilizing medications. The notable thing is that there are no medications approved specifically by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for treating Antisocial Personality Disorder.
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Patient's Feedback
For Safe Natural Holistic Treatment, contact or visit:
Ethos Healthcare
Email : contactethos@gmail.com
Phone: +91-11-26164016, 46026700
Mobile / Whatsapp: +91-9810155920
Website:
www.ethosbodyandmindclinic.com
and
www.ethoshealthcare.com
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