Question

From an early age, Kwaku got into trouble constantly. He continually violates the rights of others and he often lies, fights, and has problems with the law. Generally, he is impulsive and fails to think ahead. He is frequently deceitful and manipulative in order to get the things he wants, and he never regrets his misdeeds or considers the feelings of those he has harmed. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Kwaku’s personality?
a. antisocial personality disorder
b. dependent personality disorder
c. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
d. paranoid personality disorder

Answer 1

The answer is A. Antisocial personality disorder

Explanation:

The Antisocial personality occurs when individuals find difficulties to adapt to the rules, laws, and values of their context. Because of this, individuals such with this disorder tend to break the laws or rules of their context, besides violating the rights of others, using manipulation and not feeling regret, which shows they seem not to have a moral sense that fits with the ones of their context. All of this features occur in the case of Kwaku as he gets in trouble constantly, has issues with the law and violates the rights of others which shows he is unable to adapt to the rules, norms, and values of its context. Besides this, Kwaku shows a low moral level as despite all of these negative action he does not regret.