Regarding people with an antisocial personality disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Many prison inmates have been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder with many successful business persons, entertainers, politicians, and other seemingly normal people also having psychopathic leanings.
b. Having unusual brain-wave patterns that suggest underarousal of the brain may explain why sociopaths tend to be thrill seekers.
c. Antisocial personality disorders are rarely treated with success with the sociopath manipulating therapy, just like any other situation.
d. Although the psychopath appears cold and selfish in their dealings with others, people with this disorder are usually tormented by guilt afterward.
D
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