Can Sociopaths be Cured?

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Psychiatrists generally believe there is no cure for a sociopath. If you are trying to get help for a loved one who you believe is a sociopath, you need to realize there's little hope if the person is not actively seeking help for herself.

Definition

1. Another term for "sociopath" is antisocial personality disorder. According to the Mayo Clinic, antisocial personality disorder is a type of chronic mental illness in which your ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional. A person with this disorder has no regard for right and wrong and may, therefore, be very dangerous to himself and others.

Symptoms

2. The major symptom is a disregard for right and wrong and a tendency to lie and deceive. Since sociopaths are often very charming and manipulative, they may get away with this behavior for a long time. Or not; they may have trouble in both work and relationships and get in trouble with the law.

Causes

3. It's easy to feel sorry for a sociopath. The causes can be genetic or a result of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, chaotic upbringing or the loss of parents at a young age.

Treatment

4. Treatment consists of therapy, stress and anger management, medication and hospitalization. Physical activity, positive social interaction and good general health care all help control this disorder.

Cure?

5. There is no true cure for this disorder. If the individual herself is willing to seek treatment and stick with it, however, she can control how much effect it has on her life. 

My Input: this same condition is the same mentality behind hunters, animal abusers, and dog fighters such as Michael Vick, Ted Nugent, and Sarah Palin. the same mind is at work. many sociopaths started out on animals. so despite all the 'give Vick a second chance' is BULLSHIT. there can never be a cure for a sociopath. oh the condition can be repressed or directed towards a harmless activity, but can NEVER be cured 

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