Is there hope for the psychopa

In a world full of fears, perhaps the worst one a human being should have is that to be afraid of his fellow man. The human that should be most feared is possibly he who has Anti-Social Personality Disorder, or in layman's terms, the psychopath. The psychopath has probably the most deviant mind that exists, and treatment is not very successful because there is not a cure or drug to control it.

The sociopath has a combination of other mental illnesses that are incurred in childhood as a result of heredity, trauma and the lack of emotional development. The lack of moral or emotional development which gives a sociopath a lack of understanding for other people's feelings enables them to be deceitful without feeling bad about whatever they do. The underdeveloped emotional system of the sociopath is "emotionally retarded" . The sociopathic behavior problems that start as a child have links to heredity, families with a pre-disposition to perform crimes, alcoholic parents that perform crimes, irresponsible behavior that persists, and parents that do not discipline. The child that will eventually be a sociopath exhibits certain feelings inside that they are inadequate and shamed, and because of that, they are teased and made fun of.

One of the major characteristics of a future sociopath includes being incapable of following rules. The youngster may skip school, bully, steal, torment animals and/or run away from home.The child is likely to develop Attention Deficit \Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. At an earlier age than their peer group, the child may smoke, drink, do drugs, and become sexually active. The diagnoses of Anti-Social Personality Disorder is not used for people under the age of 18.

A sociopath gets great gratification in the act of hurting someone for absolutely no reason. The behavior of a sociopath is so close to normal that it is extremely hard to diagnose. A sociopath is a person that acts against society, and their sole purpose it seems is to act against the laws of the given society. The sociopath will in most cases become violent and abuse drugs and alcohol to facilitate the violent behavior. The violence in many cases is the result of sub-concious decisions that might lead to murdering or assaulting someone for no reason. When a sociopath is attacking someone they will inflict more pain if the victim fights back.

The lack of moral development lets the person feel no guilt or pain for what they did and quite possibly feel satisfaction regarding their actions. A sociopath has little self regard and pays little attention to their own personal safety when picking fights. Quite often they will be outsized and get hurt. Some sociopaths are non-violent and stay out of prison by doing small crimes like swindling and insurance fraud. It is possible that a sociopath will come from a "normal" home, but there is a greater percentage that do not. A sociopath has the opposite morals of society and by doing things like beating up people that are stronger than them, they feel like they did something positive. A psychopath is very reactive and will blow their cool because of little things. They will quite often assault the person they are reacting to. There is a possibility that serotonin, a chemical that is linked to behavior, has something to do with the disorder, but is not the major cause.

Characteristic List of sociopaths:

*glib or superficial

*has a grandiose self image

*deceitful or manipulative

*lack of remorse

*lack of empathy

*impulsive

*irresponsible

*easily angered or frustrated

*has had serious problems as a child or teenager

*shows callous unconcern regarding other's feelings

*disregard social norms or the rights of other people

*unable to maintain enduring relationships

*incapable of experiencing guilt

*blame others or rationalize antisocial behavior

*constantly irritable

The antisocial tends to have short lasting relationships, if they are capable of having a relationship. The psychopath is incapable of having long lasting, close, warm and responsible relationships with people. The adult will habitually lie and cannot hold a job for long. The sociopath can seem charming in superficial social interactions, but may repeatedly hurt, anger, exploit, cheat, rob, harass or injure others. The actions a psychopath, no matter what laws they break, whoever they hurt, whatever trouble they have to deal with, they do not feel bad. When a sociopath is punished, they have no feeling of regret because no matter how cruel or selfish the behavior is, they feel it is justified. Society gives the sociopath little sympathy because they hurt people so badly, but their illness is recognized as somewhat of an explanation of why they do it. The idea of the disorder is no excuse for their behavior that results from it.

The sociopath is often very intelligent and knows how to manipulate people into thinking they are normal, and that is when they work their magic. Beneath the mask of sanity, a sociopath is full of tension, hostility, irritability, rage, emptiness and sadness. When they hurt a person, a sociopath might think "he had it coming," or "I'm watching out for number one." Those sociopaths with children often neglect them and do not keep them safe. As a spouse, the sociopath can be glib, superficial, manipulative, dishonest, abusive and unfaithful. The sociopath tends to borrow, squander and not repay the money they owe. Many sociopaths never settle down for any period of time, they will travel without aim looking for jobs or whatever they need, and get it by doing anything. A sociopath may look tough and resilient, but is very fragile and can erupt very easily.

The diagnoses of a sociopath or psychopath is very difficult and has to meet several criteria in order to get that diagnoses. Diagnoses as explained in Caring for the Mind is based on " a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, occurring since the age of fifteen, as indicated by at least three of the following,

1. failure to conform to the social norms for lawful behavior, as indicated by repeatedly performing illegal acts that are grounds

for arrest

2. deceitfulness, as indicated by repeatedly lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure

3. impulsivity failure to plan ahead

4. irritability and aggressive , as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults

5. reckless disregard for safety of self or others

6. consistent irresponsibility as indicated by failure to keep a ...

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