John has made a career of stealing older people's retirement money by taking advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments
John explains that he has done nothing wrong—if these people were not so greedy, they would not be so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they deserved. John's behavior and attitude are typical of someone with ______ personality disorder.
a) schizoid
b) schizotypal
c) passive-aggressive
d) antisocial
ANS: D, Someone with antisocial personality disorder has no real conscience and feels no guilt about deceiving or cheating people.
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