What are the key features of antisocial personality disorder?

What will be an ideal response?


According to the diagnostic criteria, a person must have at least three of the following characteristics: (1) failure to conform to social norms; (2) deceitfulness, manipulativeness; (3) impulsivity, failure to plan ahead; (4) irritability, aggressiveness; (5) reckless disregard for the safety of self or others; (6) consistent irresponsibility; (7) lack or remorse after having, hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another person.

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The ethical code of psychologists is based on all but which of the following ideas?

a. People have a basic right to make their own decisions. b. Research participants or clients must not be harmed. c. People's dignity and welfare must be respected. d. People have a basic right to exercise choice. e. Determination of ultimate truth outweighs individual cost.

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Jeffery just won a large lottery. If he is like most lottery winners,

a. he will be significantly happier than he was before winning the lottery. b. he will be less happy than he was before winning the lottery. c. his level of happiness will not change since instant riches have not been shown to affect happiness. d. his level of happiness is not predictable.

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In which model does the bottleneck occur after the pattern recognition stage?

a. Deutsch/Norman model c. attenuation model b. filter model d. capacity model

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Which of the following correctly describes the activity level of the locus coeruleus during different states of consciousness?

A. active during wakefulness and REM sleep but silent during NREM sleep B. active during wakefulness, quieter during NREM sleep, and silent during REM sleep C. silent during wakefulness, active during REM sleep, and silent during NREM sleep D. active during wakefulness and silent during both REM and NREM sleep

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