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Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Forensic Perspective


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Title: Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Forensic Perspective

Authors: Iftikhar Ahmad, Ahmad Raza Khan, Fariha Tariq, Khalid Mahmood, Fozia Bibi, Muhammad Hassaan

Journal: Esculapio Journal of Services Institute of Medical Sciences

HEC Recognition History
Category From To
Y 2024-10-01 2025-12-31
Y 2023-07-01 2024-09-30
Y 2022-07-01 2023-06-30
Y 2021-07-01 2022-06-30

Publisher: Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2025

Volume: 21

Issue: 03

Language: en

Keywords: Personality TraitsPsychopathNarcissist sociopath

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Abstract

Objective: To identify anti-social personality traits in your surrounding environment, work, family, friendsand how to establish a neutral non-hostile aura for a compatible lifestyle.Material and Methods: This study was Quantitative, observational; cross section study design was applied.A questionnaire was designed based on Myers-Briggs personality indicator regarding psychologicalevaluation; it was circulated among students of 1st year to final year of Services Institute of Medical SciencesLahore along with the doctors of services Hospital Lahore. The study period was from June 2022 toDecember 2022.Results: 714 individuals responded to the questionnaire and a total of 21,420 responses were received in thefeedback from Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore along with Services Hospital Lahore. A total of21,420 response analysis depicted that 60% responses from people were on standardized health scale ofmental status, 2.6% had a low self-esteem. 12% of the tested subjects had narcissistic tendencies with an 18%aptitude for sociopathic behavior followed by an 8% psychopathic proclivity.Conclusion: The human nature is a complex diversification of various personality traits which haveunpredictable outcome resultant to nature versus nurture. This temperamental variance needs to be mappedout for identification of such characteristic traits for consequential subsistence.Keywords: Personality Traits, Narcissist, Sociopath, Psychopath.How to cite: Ahmad I, Khan AR, Tariq F, Mahmood K, Bibi F, Hassaan M. Antisocial Personality Disorder: A ForensicPerspective. Esculapio - JSIMS 2025;21(03): 472-477DOI: https://doi.org/10.51273/esc25.251321254


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