Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Treatable Pattern?
Author: Ronald J. Comer
Princeton University
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This video focuses on people with psychopathy (sociopathy) who commit criminal behavior. One such individual discusses his behavior and the changes he has experienced. In addition, Robert Hare, an expert on this pattern, discusses the issue of whether psychopathy can be changed or treated, focusing on the ways in which most treatments available for prisoners do not address the symptoms and functioning of those prisoners with psychopathy.
1. Pat, the man in this video case, manifests psychopathy, and, like many psychopaths, he might qualify for a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. How effective is clinical treatment for most people with this disorder?
2. In the video case, Dr. Robert Hare says treatments for prisoners typically include all of the following features. However, he argues, the only treatment feature that will be successful for prisoners who display psychopathy is ______________.
3. According to the textbook and Pat, the patient in the video case, researchers have found that ______________.
4. According to the textbook, only two kinds of personality disorders received considerable study: antisocial personality disorder and _______________.
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