Antisocial personality disorder
Antisocial personality disorder (APD) is a
psychiatric condition characterized by an individual's common disregard for social rules, norms, and cultural codes, as well as impulsive behavior, and indifference to the
rights and feelings of others. Antisocial personality disorder is terminology used by the American Psychiatric Association's
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, while the World Health Organization's ICD-10 refers to Dissocial personality disorder.
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Antisocial personality disorder
antisocial personality disorder
Noun
1. a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)
(synonym) sociopathic personality, psychopathic personality
(hypernym) personality disorder