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Antisocial personality A personality characterized by attitudes and behaviors at odds with society's customs and moral standards, including illegal acts. Mentioned in: Malingering antisocial personality [-sō′shəl] Etymology: Gk, anti + L, socius, companion a person who exhibits attitudes and overt behavior contrary to the customs, standards, and moral principles accepted by society. Also called psychopathic personality, sociopathic personality. See also antisocial personality disorder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Two conditions--sociopathy and antisocial personality disorder--often get confused with psychopathy. While modern psychiatry relates antisocial personality disorder APD to sociopathy (not to be confused with psychosis), according to the DSM-IV only 3% men and 1% of women are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. We assessed antisocial personality traits using 5 items from the Brief Symptom Inventory (Derogatis; Cronbach's alpha = . |
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