ASPD Overview 2

Question 1

What is the minimum age at which Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) can be formally diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

18 years old

Answer

16 years old

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21 years old

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25 years old

Question 2

Which childhood disorder is considered a precursor to ASPD in adults?

Accepted Answer

Conduct Disorder

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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Separation Anxiety Disorder

Question 3

In the general population, what is the estimated prevalence of ASPD?

Accepted Answer

1–4%

Answer

0.2–0.5%

Answer

8–10%

Answer

15–20%

Question 4

Which neurotransmitter system has been most consistently linked to the impulsivity and aggression seen in ASPD?

Accepted Answer

Serotonin

Answer

Dopamine

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GABA

Answer

Acetylcholine

Question 5

Which of the following best describes 'shallow affect' as seen in individuals with ASPD?

Accepted Answer

Having limited range and depth of genuine emotional experience

Answer

Experiencing intense but brief emotional episodes

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Displaying emotions only in social situations

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Feeling emotions more intensely than average

Question 6

Which brain structure abnormality is most commonly reported in neuroimaging studies of individuals with ASPD?

Accepted Answer

Reduced prefrontal cortex gray matter

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Enlarged hippocampus

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Hyperactive amygdala

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Enlarged occipital lobe

Question 7

How does ASPD differ from psychopathy as a construct?

Accepted Answer

Psychopathy emphasizes emotional and interpersonal features more than ASPD does

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ASPD is not recognized by the DSM while psychopathy is

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ASPD requires a criminal record while psychopathy does not

Answer

They are identical constructs with different names