What is Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)?
Q: What is Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)?
A: ASPD is a personality disorder where a person fails to conform to socially acceptable behavior, disregarding social norms or the rights of others.
Q: What do people with extreme ASPD sometimes get called?
A: People with extreme ASPD are sometimes nicknamed sociopaths or psychopaths, but those words are not scientific nomenclature.
Q: When does the ASPD pattern usually begin?
A: The ASPD pattern usually begins in childhood or adolescence and continues into adulthood.
Q: Do people with ASPD have a conscience or sense of morality?
A: People with ASPD have no conscience or sense of morality, although the majority still know right from wrong.
Q: What are some behaviors associated with ASPD?
A: People with ASPD can be impulsive, aggressive, reckless, and destructive. They often commit crimes.
Q: What percentage of men have ASPD?
A: About three percent of men have ASPD.
Q: What percentage of women have ASPD?
A: About one percent of women have ASPD.
