PSYCH 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13.2: Antidepressant, Antipsychotic, Antisocial Personality Disorder
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psychopaths persistently disregard and violate others" rights, most closely linked to adult criminal behavior. Psychodynamic: absence of parental love during infancy leading to lack of basic trust. Behavioral: behavior may be learned through modeling. Biological: low serotonin, less anxiety, deficient functioning in frontal lobes. Guide clients to think about moral issues and needs of others. Therapeutic community for people with this disorder. Display great instability, major shifts in mood, unstable self image, Swing in and out of very depressive, anxious and irritable states. Self harm as a way of dealing with chronic feelings. 75% at least one suicide attempt, 10% actually commitsuicide. Biological: overly reactive amygdala: closely tied to fear and other negative emotions. Biosocial theory: the disorder results from a combination internal forces (identifiying and controlling emotions) and externak firces (environment where a child"s emotions are punished) Dialetic behavioral therapy: homework, psychoeducation, teaching of social skills, reinforcements, etc. Borrows heavily from humanistic, therapist and client relationship is top priority.