PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Impulsivity, Positron Emission Tomography

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: markherbert

Document Summary

Personality disorder: an inflexible pattern of inner experience and outward behaviour that causes distress or difficulty with daily functioning. Personality is usually distinct but still flexible: affected by situational factors and influenced by learning experiences, flexibility is missing in people with personality disorders. Usually becomes evident during teen years or early adulthood. Note: difficult to treat (personalities are enduring/hard to change) A personality disorder characterized by severe instability in emotions and self-concept, and high levels of volatility. For example, they may engage in impulsive, dangerous activity like self- mutilation, indiscriminate sexual behaviour, or substance abuse. A personality disorder characterized by extreme and callous disregard for the feelings and rights of others. No remorse for wrongdoing even towards friends and family. Exhibit impulsivity, egocentrism, recklessness, and superficial charm. Irritable, aggressive, and quick to start fights and many commit criminal acts. May be aggressive and ruthless (serial killer) or a charming deceiver (con- artists), or (cid:271)oth .