Narcissism Glossary
distinguishing antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) from NPD
⚖️ Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a separate diagnosis professionally assessing the sustained disregard and violation of others' rights, deceit, and irresponsibility. Features can co-occur with NPD's, but the disorders differ.
One criminal record, or a cold impression, diagnoses nothing — and an ASPD diagnosis predicts no one's every action.
One criminal record, or a cold impression, diagnoses nothing — and an ASPD diagnosis predicts no one's every action.
Often seen in situations like these
One scene of lying, and the verdict arrives: 'antisocial personality disorder.'
When this happens, try this
💡 Rather than affixing the diagnosis, establish when and how the lies, threats, and violations repeated. If dangerous behavior exists now, safety comes first — diagnosis or none.