Poll: How many symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder do you have?

[Mstrswrd]

I'll say 3, because I have 1 of them fully, and then like 4 of them halfway, but hardcore on the halfway. For example, I don't necessarily have the "Incapacity to maintain enduring relationships" because I've never been in even a vaguely serious relationship (neither romantically nor friendly), meaning I've had no chance to actually see whether I can or can't. And that's how I like it, so... yeah.

 

[Sacman]

I have 3...
*Callous unconcern for the feelings of others and lack of the capacity for empathy.

*Gross and persistent attitude of irresponsibility and disregard for social norms, rules, and obligations.

*Incapacity to maintain enduring relationships...

 

[Danik93]

Why is there no option for 0? I'm fairly sure people exist with none of these issues

Yup, me.

Yay, I definitely don't have Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Same here. I have none of those problems listed, in fact I an exactly the opposite in each one in a positive way. Overly positive!

Well... there are more mentally healthy people here =D
Btw there are to few people using smileys on this forum... or is that just a side effect of being positive =D

Personal preference, though some people who do not use smileys are really happy and you might not ever know it, you know?

Also, I love your avatar. <3

Yea, The world is so much better off with smileys and hearts <3 =D

And thanks you're Avatar are really nice to <3

 

[Thaius]

I kind of have the two lower ones, but not really, just a bit. So I said I have one.

Interesting... based on these definitions, I think very few gamers actually are antisocial. So... take that, ignorant game-haters!

 

[Vilcus]

I came into this expecting the topic to fit me to a T. However, I was wrong, upon consulting my father, and a few of my friends, I found that I hold none of these traits. Although I do consider myself to be anti-social

 

[Rick1940]

Seems like a rather short and incomplete checklist to me. I barely qualify for like one or two points on it, and im still one of the most antisocial people I know, but due to other factors missing from the list.

Also, Psychology = pseudo-science, so why bother in the first place?

In my case, I bothered to post it because I wanted to see what percentages of people would self-diagnose with which numbers of symptoms.

However, your comment that psychology is pseudo-science is an extra bonus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipsychiatry

Boosting the name recognition of the antipsychiatry movement is a public service.

 

[Kurokami]

*Callous unconcern for the feelings of others and lack of the capacity for empathy.

*Gross and persistent attitude of irresponsibility and disregard for social norms, rules, and obligations.

*Incapacity to maintain enduring relationships.

*Very low tolerance to frustration and a low threshold for discharge of aggression, including violence.

*Incapacity to experience guilt and to profit from experience, particularly punishment.

*Markedly prone to blame others or to offer plausible rationalizations for the behavior bringing the subject into conflict.

*Persistent irritability.

I call bullshit.

As for me, not sure what's going to count, hmm...

Social Anxiety and an inability to maintain healthy relationships, I guess. Probably more.

(Please excuse the post below, when searching earlier it didn't seem to appear, even after refreshing so I simply rewrote my message to see it reappear)

 

[Broken Boy]

6 hmmmm interesting results I'm more antisocial than I thought.

 

[Meemaimoh]

I don't have this at all! Hooray!

Now, make one with Avoidant Personality Disorder, and then we'll talk.

Seems like a rather short and incomplete checklist to me. I barely qualify for like one or two points on it, and im still one of the most antisocial people I know, but due to other factors missing from the list.

Also, Psychology = pseudo-science, so why bother in the first place?

If you're going to go around claiming that psychology isn't valid, at least prove that you understand even the basics of psychology. I've taken just two units of basic psychology at university and even I can tell you have no idea what you're talking about.

"One of the most antisocial people I know"? Antisocial Personality Disorder isn't about being antisocial in the common sense. I'm antisocial in that I have a strong fear of all kinds of social situations. You might be antisocial in another way; for instance, you mightn't like people much. Neither is a symptom of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Thus, neither of us are even close to having the disorder.

Psychologists do not only use checklists like this to diagnose. Most significantly, they'll also look at if the symptoms are encroaching on your ability to live your life. Without lifestyle disruption, there is no disorder (only personality).

I said the above thing about Avoidant Personality Disorder in the spirit I believed the OP to be written in: that of half-joking fun. I actually have severe Social Anxiety Disorder, and I thank my lucky stars that I was lucky enough to avoid a full-blown personality disorder, because I know it's a hell of a lot harder to conquer.

I get tired of seeing people who are lucky enough not to have had to rely on psychological help simply dismiss it as mumbo jumbo. It's almost as bad as people who say that people with depression and anxiety just need to "harden up". I owe a lot to various psychologists who have helped both myself and the people I love. Anyone who dismisses psychology out of hand because of something they saw on TV or the internet really needs to get into the trenches somehow.

 

[Dexiro]

I wouldn't know really, most of my social experience consists of "being shy, making people laugh". I feel like i'd need to get to know people better.

I can be quite irritable at times depending on my mood or the attitude of the person.
And i do like to rationalize things even if it means having an argument, i like having a little argument and i'm not afraid to lose if i'm wrong but i know other people get bitchy about it for some reason.

Again i feel i'd need to get to know more people. So far there's only one person i speak to regularly and we both act like complete dicks to each other, i'd feel safer knowing i'm not like that with everyone after a certain point D:

 

[uncle-ellis]

ALL OF THEM!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!

 

[Kenni-chan]

4.

Now I'm worried....

 

[Lucifron]

Tendencies to a few, but not any full manifestations.

ZERO!!

 

[Shemming]

3, that doesnt seem to bad? Despite im the most anti-social person ever.

 

[Robyrt]

Zero... and I'm an introvert.

 

[Sir-jackington]

YAYS! i got none

 

[skywalkerlion]

I'm actually pretty surprised I don't seem to exhibit any.