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One of the major characteristics of a future sociopath includes being incapable of following rules. The youngster may skip school, bully, steal, torment animals and/or run away from home.The child is likely to develop Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. At an earlier age than their peer group, the child may smoke, drink, do drugs, and become sexually active. The diagnoses of Anti-Social Personality Disorder is not used for people under the age of 18.
A sociopath gets great gratification in the act of hurting someone for absolutely no reason. The behavior of a sociopath is so close to normal that it is extremely hard to diagnose. A sociopath is a person that acts against society, and their sole purpose it seems is to act against the laws of the given society. The sociopath will in most cases become violent and abuse drugs and alcohol to facilitate the violent behavior. The violence in many cases is the result of ...

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remorse
*lack of empathy
*impulsive
*irresponsible
*easily angered or frustrated
*has had serious problems as a child or teenager
*shows callous unconcern regarding other's feelings
*disregard social norms or the rights of other people
*unable to maintain enduring relationships
*incapable of experiencing guilt
*blame others or rationalize antisocial behavior
*constantly irritable

The antisocial tends to have short lasting relationships, if they are capable of having a relationship. The psychopath is incapable of having long lasting, close, warm and responsible relationships with people. The adult will ...

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