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Heather Pauline 4/21/03 Psych313 Antisocial Personality Disorder : Psychopathy Antisocial personality disorder, similar to psychopathy, was typically thought to be associated with drug dealers, murderers, and other criminals to the common individual. What's surprising about all this, though, is that these behaviors are found in politicians, business executives, professors, and other important people in our society. Criteria for being diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder by the current DSM-IV involves two major characteristics. The first being there must be a presence of a conduct disorder before the age of 15. This includes truancy, lying, running away from home, vandalism, and arson. The second being there is a continuation of this pattern of antisocial behavior into adulthood. An adult with antisocial personality disorder reveals irresponsible behaviors, like breaking the law and being reckless. I will be referring to the story of a young man's life, named Bill, who has shown implications of antisocial...

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