An antisocial personality disorder is a mental disorder whereby a person displays no concerns about wrong and good deeds alongside ignoring other people’s rights and feelings.  An antisocial personality disorder is sometimes referred to as sociopathy.  Besides, such people are not remorseful for their atrocities, and they portray no sense of guiltiness. People with antisocial personality eventually become criminals by violating constitutional laws and ethical etiquette in society.  Additionally, they have no problem with drug and substance abuse, lying, and behaving impulsively or violently. However, due to such people’s underlying personalities, it may not be easy to satisfy family, school, and work responsibilities. Therefore, the main objective of the rese4ach paper is to discuss antisocial personality disorder with real-life examples.

Mallick & Pan (2015) presented a case study of a prisoner diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder in West Bengal jail.  The prisoner was 28 years old who was booked by a psychiatrist after indulging in a fight with another inmate over Rs 10 bet. The prisoner, S.B, received a hefty beating from the jail Wardens (Mallick & Pan, 2015). Initially, he had cheated on committed cases and was jailed twice for assaulting his friend, according to the case history.  Persistent deceit to exploit other people, being cynical, insensitive, and disrespectful to others, is a symptom of antisocial personality disorder portrayed by B.S. B.S had recurring practices of violating the law with criminal behaviors as he was arrested twice, and the habit had become his character.

B.S was significantly irritable, aggressive, agitated, and hostile with other inmates that resulted in the fight. Currently, B.S was jailed for confronting and initiating a fight with a police constable. From the last scenario of fighting with an inmate, B.S admitted that he had beaten the inmate for failing to honor the bet agreement. His extremely opinionated sense of superiority and arrogance by involving himself in unnecessary risk-taking with disregard for other inmates’ safety and security. B.S was not remorseful for his deeds as they portrayed superiority.

However, risk factors for B.S suffering from antisocial personality disorder were attributed to family history. From the family history, B.S was neglected by his father, who left their home when B.S was six years old.  Moreover, his mother had extra-marital relations with neighbors, which worsened the state. For example, some risk factors of sociopathy include chaotic, violent, unstable, and violent family, especially during childhood. Besides, child abuse and neglect predispose children to antisocial personality disorders (MayoClinic, 2020). Therefore, from family history, B.S’s condition was pioneered by the unstable family risk factors.

B.S failed twice in school and left to join drug and substance abuse such as drinking alcohol and smoking at early ages. He was unable to fulfill school responsibilities and joined the bandwagon of drug peddlers. After his mental, physical, and medical history was taken, he was subjected to Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) that showed B.S was oriented to persons, place, time, and alert without speak and thought disorders. However, sometimes he was disrespectful and rude. Clinical results showed he had an antisocial personality disorder (Expressurself MENTAL HEALTH, 2020). He was treated with mood stabilizers and SSRI and advised to join a clay modeling class and vocational training. Finally, he was requested to start guidance and counseling to change his personality.

Overall, the real case study of B.S antisocial disorder can occur due to risk factors such as child abuse and neglect. It fails in satisfying responsibilities, and aggressive behavior resulting in crime activities results. However, upon diagnosis, primary and secondary treatment interventions help to restore the personality.

References #

Expressurself MENTAL HEALTH. (2020). Accept and Commit to Your Pain: Antisocial Personality Disorder. Scotts Valley: Independently Published.

Mallick, & Pan. (2015). Case Study of a Prisoner with Antisocial Personality Disorder in a Jail of West Bengal. SceinceDirect, 1516.

MayoClinic. (2020). Antisocial personality disorder. MayoClinic.