Historically, psychopathy was often considered synonymous with antisocial personality disorder, but they are actually very different. thepsychologist explains how—and why it matters.
Antisocial behaviours include aggression, lying, stealing, and destroying propertyThe most common and classically antisocial disorder inis known as conduct disorder. The diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder include all the antisocial behaviours already mentioned, as well as age-sensitive criteria such as truanting from school. Not all these behaviours have to be present, but a qualifying number of them do to receive a diagnosis.
Recently, a"limited prosocial emotions" subtype of conduct disorder was recognised. This was added following showing that children and adolescents who displayed what was termed in research studies as"callous-unemotional traits" had a particularly problematic type of conduct disorder. Limited prosocial emotions include traits we might recognise in adults with psychopathy, such as a lack of, lack of remorse, and lack of concern about performance in important life activities. Conduct disorder with limited prosocial emotions is associated with different risk factors, poorer treatment outcomes, and a greater risk for continued antisocial behaviour and psychopathy in adulthood.
In addition to conduct disorder, other childhood disorders, such as oppositional defiant disorder, also contain some antisocial symptoms that overlap with conduct disorder. The criteria for oppositional defiant disorder include spiteful and vindictive behaviour, defiance, irritability and anger, and refusal to take responsibility for mistakes or misbehaviour.might be diagnosed.
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