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What's an ASPD spectrum?

How aspd impacts individuals can vary from one to the next. This means that ASPD is a ‘spectrum’.

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Can ASPD be 'cured'?

ASPD cannot be cured and is a lifelong condition. This means that treatment is needed throughout their entire lives to reduce harm to themselves and those around them.

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What was the video we watched about?

Signs that someone around you might have ASPD.

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Name one sign of ASPD.

  • Lying for personal gain (pathological lying/deceitfulness)
  • Inability to plan ahead, low/no impulse control
  • Stealing, committing crimes
  • Threatening suicide to manipulate others
  • Difficulty sustaining long-term relationships

- Sense of superiority and being extremely opinionated

  • Irresponsibility (consistent work behaviour and financial obligations)
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What's ASPD?

A mental health condition where individuals consistently disregard morals and the rights/feelings of others.

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What is one medication that reduces the symptoms of ASPD?

  • antidepressants (help regulate serotonin levels in the brain)
  • mood stabilizers (lithium/carbamazepine) to reduce severe changes in behaviour and mood
  • antipsychotics (quetiapine/risperidone) to handle violent and aggressive behaviour.
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What is one way to reduce the stigma surrounding ASPD individuals/one way to educate yourself and others?

  • Mental health campaigns: educate students and other community centers about ASPD and other mental health conditions
  • Social media: spread knowledge about ASPD by interacting and sharing educational content, and educate yourself
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Name one way ASPD can impact relationships.

(lack of empathy) 1. 

  • causes emotionally distant, exploitive, or one-sided relationships due to insufficient care and understanding for the feelings and needs of others. 

(impulsivity and irresponsibility) 2. 

  • This causes reckless spending, substance abuse, and infidelity. They may lie about or even steal finances from you for their benefit.

(Aggression) 3: 

  • leads to conflict and physical violence in relationships.
  • 14-21% of adults who abuse their children are affected with ASPD
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What does stigma around those affected with ASPD involve?

The stigma that individuals diagnosed with ASPD face carries misconceptions of “dangerous” and “unmanageable” behaviour. This makes it harder for affected individuals to engage with others and seek proper help without judgment.

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What's Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

Cognitive behavioural therapy (common talk therapy): counselling that changes your thinking and behaviour, helping you see how your actions affect others. It teaches skills like impulse control, consequence recognition, and problem-solving.

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How can using the term 'Psychopath' or 'Sociopath' sometimes offend those diagnosed with ASPD?

Using terms like “psychopath” and “sociopath” to describe individuals with ASPD can sometimes be hurtful, offensive, and dehumanizing. Those terms are not real diagnoses in the DSM-5 and are associated with negative connotations.