Ashely Smith Antisocial Personality Disorder
“Antisocial Personality Disorder”
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Introduction
Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others (NCBI, 2010). Antisocial personality disorder is diagnosed by a pattern of contempt for and desecration of the rights of other people in society. The conclusion of antisocial personality disorder is not given to individuals’ under the age of eighteen and is only given to someone if there is a history of some of the symptoms of conduct or behavior is order before the age of fifteen. Antisocial is given to sociopaths regularly. The diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder …show more content…
Ashely Smith was a textbook case of antisocial personality disorder. Ashely Smith had chocked herself to death in a prison after being diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Ashely Smith was, at some point of her life, was seen by psychiatrist on a hundred and seventeen different times during a four month period. In fact, a psychiatrist testified Ashely Smith met all 10 of the official diagnostic criteria for the illness. She was moved around from facility to facility. Until she hung herself. There is no specific definitive test, such as a blood test, that can accurately assess whether a person has antisocial personality disorder. Practitioners conduct a mental health interview that gathers information to lock for the presence of the symptoms previously described. Due to the use of a mental; health interview making the diagnosis and the fact that this disorder can be quite resistant to treatment, it is important that the mental health know to assess the symptoms in the context of the individuals culture so the person is not assessed as having antisocial personality when she or he does not. For treatment, teenagers typically get therapy that helps them change the thinking that leads to their maladaptive behavior (cognitive behavior therapy) have been found to experience a significant decrease of engaging in repeat antisocial personality disorder
Term Paper
Introduction
Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others (NCBI, 2010). Antisocial personality disorder is diagnosed by a pattern of contempt for and desecration of the rights of other people in society. The conclusion of antisocial personality disorder is not given to individuals’ under the age of eighteen and is only given to someone if there is a history of some of the symptoms of conduct or behavior is order before the age of fifteen. Antisocial is given to sociopaths regularly. The diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder …show more content…
Ashely Smith was a textbook case of antisocial personality disorder. Ashely Smith had chocked herself to death in a prison after being diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Ashely Smith was, at some point of her life, was seen by psychiatrist on a hundred and seventeen different times during a four month period. In fact, a psychiatrist testified Ashely Smith met all 10 of the official diagnostic criteria for the illness. She was moved around from facility to facility. Until she hung herself. There is no specific definitive test, such as a blood test, that can accurately assess whether a person has antisocial personality disorder. Practitioners conduct a mental health interview that gathers information to lock for the presence of the symptoms previously described. Due to the use of a mental; health interview making the diagnosis and the fact that this disorder can be quite resistant to treatment, it is important that the mental health know to assess the symptoms in the context of the individuals culture so the person is not assessed as having antisocial personality when she or he does not. For treatment, teenagers typically get therapy that helps them change the thinking that leads to their maladaptive behavior (cognitive behavior therapy) have been found to experience a significant decrease of engaging in repeat antisocial personality disorder