Individuals with anti-social personality disorder (APD) display the following behaviors and characteristics:
1. Little or no regard towards morals, ethics, and the values and laws of society.
2. Lack of regard for others' feelings or interests
3. Manipulation and glibness
4. Individuals with APD are also likely to break the law and engage in criminal activity.
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For example, using words that contain negative connotation such as 'death', or 'crying' would most likely create a gloomy atmosphere within the story.
Authors could use this technique of sentencing to control the type of emotion that readers would felt when reading a certain part of the story.