Sociopaths and Neuroimaging

Sociopaths and Neuroimaging(Aggression)

Antisocial personality disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by chronic behavior that manipulates, exploits, or violates the rights of others. This behavior is often criminal. This disorder is chronic behavioral and develops relationship patterns that intefere with a person's life over many years. To receive a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, a person must have first had behavior that qualifies for a diagnosis of conduct disorder during childhood. The cause of antisocial personality disorder is unknown, but genetic factors and child abuse are believed to contribute to the development of this condition. Although there is no set cause of this disorder, the syndrome may have organic pathology: a significant number of sociopaths exhibit unusual EEG patterns. Also, far more men than women are affected, and unsurprisingly, the condition is common in prison populations. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder are often angry and arrogant but may be capable of superficial wit and charm. They may be adept at flattery and at manipulating the emotions of others. This is why I chose to focus on the aggression behind a sociopath.

R J R Blair’s July 2001 study of neurocogntive models of aggression in antisocial personality disorders, he considers there to be to different forms of aggression, reactive and instrumental. In order to distinguish the difference between these two forms such