PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Sigmund Freud, Attachment Theory
13 Jun 2016
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Inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. 3 categories anxious (fear of social rejection), eccentric/odd (flat effect, no social attachments), dramatic (attention-seeking, self-centered, amoral) A lack of conscience for wrongdoing even toward family and friends. Risk factors biological relatives, decreased physiological arousal, lower levels of stress hormones, beginning in childhood (impulsive, uninhibited, unconcerned with social rewards), abused or neglected in childhood combined with genetic vulnerability. In people with antisocial criminal tendencies, the emotion-controlling amygdala is smaller. Frontal lobes are also less active (impulse control) Psychotherapy therapy using psychological techniques to help overcome difficulties or achieve growth. Biomedical therapy therapy using biological treatments to reduce symptoms. A set of techniques for releasing the tension of repression and resolving unconscious inner conflicts. Focus is on improved self-awareness and insight into unconscious thoughts and feelings which may be rooted in past relationships. Humanistic psychology maslow and rogers, emphasizes the human potential for growth.
