1.What do experts believe is the cause of sociopathy?
A) Genetics
B) Environment
C) Abnormal brain activity
D) All of the above
What is D) All of the above
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A sociopath is often charming. True or False?
What is True. Sociopathic people display superficial charm and charisma, but underneath they are extremely hostile and domineering.
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What is the profession most occupied by sociopaths?
A) Lawyer
B) CEO
C) Doctor
D) Salesperson
What is B) CEO. Capitalist positions of leadership offer power, autonomy, command, and status — a perfect challenge for the ambitious and ruthless.
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What is the professional diagnosis for sociopathy?
A) psychopathy
B) antisocial personality disorder
C) abnormal personality disorder
D) acute stress disorder
What is B) antisocial personality disorder.
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2. Children who suffer from childhood conduct disorder are more likely to become sociopaths. True or False?
What is True. A child with this disorder may display a pattern of disruptive and violent behavior and have problems following rules.
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Which is not [generally] a symptom of a sociopath?
A) Manipulation
B) Reliability
C) Ambitious
D) Impulsivity
What is B) reliability.
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Sociopathy is a
A) psychotic disorder
B) mood disorder
C) anxiety disorder
D) personality disorder
What is D) personality disorder. Personality disorders are characterized by extreme and inflexible personality traits that are distressing to the person and/or cause problems in work, school, or social relationships
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Electroconvulsive “shock” therapy is a form of treatment for sociopathy. T or F?
What is True. However, this is form of therapy is not considered in most cases.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not a risk factor for sociopathy. True or False?
What is False. ADHD is thought to be risk factors for antisocial personality disorder as well as substance abuse, reading disorder, and conduct disorder
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Are men or women more likely to develop sociopathy?
What is men. 3% of males are sociopaths whereas 1% of females are sociopathic.
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What percent of the population are sociopaths?
A) 1-4%
B) less than 1%
C) 3-5%
D) 7%
What is A) 1-4%. This would lead us to believe that a possible 12 million Americans are sociopaths.
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What type of therapy would most likely be used to treat a sociopath?
A) Anger Management
B) Cognitive therapy
C) Positive psychotherapy
D) Collaborative therapy
What is B) Cognitive therapy.
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Damage to what part of the brain could potentially cause sociopathic tendencies?
A) the medulla
B) the amygdala
C) motor cortex
D) thalamus
What is B) the amygdala, which helps us process our emotions.
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Major symptoms typically surface in…
A) young children
B) early teens/20s
C) late 20s
D) mature adults
What is B) early teens/20s.
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What percent of female and male inmates are sociopaths?
A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 80%
What is A) 20%.
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To be diagnosed with “sociopathy”, you must
A) be 18 years old
B) have a criminal record
C) be self-diagnosed as a sociopath
D) be diagnosed with depressed