Persistently irresponsible, they are impulsive violators of what are considered social norms. They disregard the feelings of others, while feeling no guilt or remorse for actions they have done (Cavadino, 1998). Because psychopathy and sociopathy are often confused, it is important to differentiate between the two types of personality disorders. What makes a sociopath separate from the psychopath is “sociopathy is not a formal psychiatric condition. It refers to patterns of attitudes that are considered to be antisocial and criminal by society at large, but are seen as normal or necessary by the subculture or social environment in which they developed” (Babiak & Hare, 2007, p. 26).
What would life be like if one could get away with illegal actions and weren’t held responsible for their behaviors? What would it be like to have a cold and empty heart that contained a strong lack of empathy towards the people of today’s society? More importantly, what characteristics of a “normal” human mimic ones of a psychopath? Although the majority of psychopaths are immediately put into the category of “crazy”, they share common factors with normal people than one might think. Psychopaths are productive in society, have elements of emotion, and share correlated brain patterns with the “normal” people that are classified as non-psychopathic.
Some people fear and hate homeless people so much that even if they know the people, such as when their sibling becomes homeless, they apply those same hatreds and fears to the people who cared for them. They'd sooner believe that someone they knew and loved has become a bad or lazy person than believe that homelessness can happen to any good person! Homeless people are despised, labeled as lazy and worthless. I don't think this is because Americans are insensitive or unable to feel empathy. I have a few theories as to why homeless people are so despised and why we should not discriminate them.
Usually, an individual will stereotype another person or group simply because there has been no firsthand knowledge. Stereotypes also derive from fear of minority group members such as the mentally ill. Many individuals view mentally ill people as violent people. In reality, the perception of the mentally ill as dangerous is a myth. No evidence indicates that persons with mental illness are any more violent than anyone else.
It has received more attention and has been studied more than any other personality disorder. This disorder is characterized by a pattern of disregarding and violating others' rights and safety Common symptoms of antisocial personality disorder are: Defiant: People with antisocial personality disorder do not feel it necessary to live by the norms and laws for behavior dictated by society. They regularly perform illegal acts that are grounds for arrest. Lack of remorse and empathy: Individuals with this disorder have no feelings of remorse for those whom they hurt. In fact, they may blame the victim for making them act in the harmful manner.
If I had to identify with a particular form of oppression it would be ableism. Ableism is “a set of practices and beliefs that assign inferior value (worth) to people who have developmental, emotional, physical or psychiatric disabilities” (Maggie, 2014). As I had mentioned earlier, I suffer from bouts of debilitating depression that render me unable to function for a period of time. Unfortunately, my boyfriend is just one of many who have dismissed my depression as laziness because they just don’t understand depression. They assume that I should be just as able-bodied as them since they can’t “see” my disability and use oppressive words like lazy and ‘no good for nothing’ which only leads to further denigration of an already awful feeling.
This trait I would have to somewhat agree with because the behaviors that are associated with personality, is the traits amongst many offenders. Some of the traits that follow this observation is and not limited to deceitful, reckless disregard for themselves and others, lack of remorse, and no respect for the law. When criminals break the law they are being deceitful, they are acting reckless, have no respect for the law because if they did they wouldn’t be out defying the system, and have no remorse because if they did they could not and would not do the things that they are
The sociopath and psychopath are truly unique characters. Many forensic psychologists, psychiatrists and criminologists use the terms sociopathy and psychopathy interchangeably. Leading experts disagree on whether there are meaningful differences between the two conditions. These individuals normally don’t know that they are sociopathic/psychopathic, and this makes them even more intriguing. Psychopathy and sociopaths are anti-social personality disorders.
normal temperature, blood pressure, skin color. Failure to function adequately is based on the lack of ability to cope with everyday life. People can often live with feeling depressed now and again and not allow it to affect their daily functioning e.g. ability to work, however the if depression affected the family life then it could be seen as an abnormality. However a weakness of deviation form social norms is susceptical to Abuse.
Gottfredson and Hirschi state the major cause of low self-control stems from an absence of positive guardianship. The parents in the household do not monitor or consistently recognize their child or children’s behavior as well as punish them for their deviant acts. There are six elements of self-control that are said to form this trait: “impulsivity, preference for simple rather than complex tasks, risk taking, preference for physical rather than mental activity, self-centeredness, and being short-tempered” (Rocha). Impulse acts deals with the “here and now” concept as opposed to delaying gratification. When taking the simpler route, the individual does not show persistence because they want to easily pursue their desire.