Children Psychopaths? Conduct Disorder

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Children with Conduct Disorder are in denial. They tend to minimize their problems and blame others for their misbehavior and failures. This shifting of guilt justifies, as far as they are concerned, their invariably and pervasively aggressive, bullying, intimidating, and menacing gestures and tantrums. Adolescents with Conduct Disorder are often embroiled in fights, both verbal and physical. They frequently use weapons, purchased or improvised (e.g., broken glass) and they are cruel. Many underage muggers, extortionists, purse-snatchers, rapists, robbers, shoplifters, burglars, arsonists, vandals, and animal torturers are diagnosed with Conduct Disorder.

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[samvaknin]

Search my website for "cold empathy" (or Google cold empathy + Vaknin). YouTube does not allow to post links in the comments section.

[VestigialThumb]

@nicolebmoviesFTW please tell me that you are joking, that you are not this ignorant and nasty, and that you do not actually value people by their usefulness.

[korni54]

would a psychiatrist/parents tell a child that he has conduct disorder.

[RampantArtist]

Children cannot even grasp the notion of denial, which by necessity requires an understanding of their own behaviour that might be "denied" on some level. They may be mislabeled, certainly, and they definitely will not understand their behaviour to be inappropriate with that diagnosis, but that isn't the same concept as denial. According to one video I saw, in some regions a child cannot be given the label of psychopath, regardless of it being blatant. Idk if UK was the place

[RampantArtist]

Children cannot even grasp the notion of denial, which by necessity requires an understanding of their own behaviour that might be "denied" on some level. They may be mislabeled, certainly, and they definitely will not understand their behaviour to be inappropriate with that diagnosis, but that isn't the same concept as denial. According to one video I saw, in some regions a child cannot be given the label of psychopath, regardless of it being blatant. I believe the UK was the place but not sure

[RampantArtist]

@brik9r apparently, the term sociopath is a popular term but not a proper diagnostic one. What most people mean by "sociopath" is actually properly termed antisocial personality disorder. It isn't semantics, check the DSM criteria list.

[BekBud1]

@brik9r I know someone who is the smart kind, the funny thing is people think he is shy and innocent lookin g

[brik9r]

I always thought a psychopath was a well educated person with antisocial tendencies where as a sociopath was an antisocial person with less organization. I would have described a psychopath as a person who was cold, cunning and calculated whereas a sociopath is somewhat random.

Sometimes I think it's just semantics; but clearly not all antisocial personalities are the same, and the most dangerous antisocial is the smart kind (psychopaths). The other ones are just a**holes.

[qwexas]

@vipmousasi Sounds like some parents should be evaluated. Don't they know that stores sell items designed for the sole purpose of killing insects, to people of any age, for under $1, called flyswatters? Actually, kids aren't all that aware. How does a young child tell whether an insect is suffering? Do bugs cry? As for "living creatures" - what do you say about bull fighters, hunters, or slaughterers in the meat business, who think it's worlds apart from homicide?

[qwexas]

When I was in school, other students complained they hated a teacher, blamed teacher for bad grades… or a scoutmaster, or whatever authority figure. Often it was someone I knew in the same capacity and had no problem with. The hated adult would hold kids accountable for their actions & expect them to follow rules, but the kids wanted to do whatever they want, without responsibility. I bet they're blaming their evil bosses for firing them now, or the corrupt justice system for arresting them.