Question

A person who is deemed a psychopath would fall under a psychological theory or a biological theory? Why or why not? Explain your rational

Answer 1

Introduction

Psychopathy can be considered as synonymous with sociopath. So if a person is suffering from Psychopathological problem,she or he can behaves differently than a normal peson. Sometimes they can suffered by personality disorders or sometime she or he can even lose all the controls.So before describing the psychological and biological theories of psychoptah, i can say that both the theories such as Biological theorey and psychological theorey have relevant significant evidence about psychopath.So after describing both of theories i will set my ultimate conclusion.

Psychological Theorey of a psychopath

According to psychological theorey,psychopath is a clinical mental Disorder. The term ''psychopath'' was proposed by Hervey Cleckley in the year 1941. A psychopath person has no sence about right and wrong. A psychopath person also known as antisocail or criminal. Changes in personality is the major issue of a psychopath. Sometimes they becames more violent without any valid reason. The researchers have been found some commom symptoms of a psychopath person.

Symptoms of a Psychopath

According to psychopathology, some symptoms are very much common in all the psychopaths.

• Lack of emotions
• Lack of control in behavioring with others
• Violency
• Lack of Guilt and remorse
• Illogical thinking and imagination
• Impulsiveness and agression

These symptoms of a psychopath discovered by the psychological researches and psychological theories.There are some causes which have also a great influence in Psychopathology.

Causes of a Psychopath

Parenting-We all know that our parents are our guide. A child learns everything by their parents. So if the parents of a child are not enough supportive and Cooperative then the child's personality development can be hampered. Violency of a child can also influenced by the child's parents. If the inter-relation of the parents are not enough good then the child can be also influenced.These kind of influences have a strong impact in psychopathology.

Traumatic Experience-Traumatic Experiences also have some great influences in becoming a psychopath person. Some experiences are always painful. These kind of experiences are responsible for a psychopath personality.A recent psychological survey have found that most of the people who are psychopaths having a traumatic experience since their childhood.

Environment of Living

Substance abuse can be caused by an environment. If the child have seen her or his neighbors and parents are taking drugs and other substances, the child also have the tendency to become an addicted person.

This kind of addiction leads to antisocail behaviors and the child can become a violent person if he or she is unable to arrange the money of buying drugs.

According to psychopathology, this is the major influence for becoming a psychopath.

Biological Theorey

A biological research about psychopath can also described as neurobiological basis of Psychopath.According to Neurobiological researches, Amygdala plays an important role in learning not only that, sudies also have found that Amygdala is also involved in the fearful responses.

Amygdala Dysfunction is the main causes which is associated with psychopathy. Neuroimaging researches have stated that, The amygdala is also associated with the emotional stability of a psychopath.Reducing gray matter in amygdala is highly responsible for a psychopathic behavior.

In other hands some neurotransmitter such as Dopamin, Serotonin also have some significant co-relation with Psychopath. The level of Serotonin in the brain can causes some psychopathological behaviors.

Conclusion

After discussing psychological and Biological theories of Psychopath.It can be stated that both the thories have enough importance in describing psychopathology. But most of the researchers have stated that psychological factors are having most influences in Psychopath. but Biological changes like changes in the level of neurotransmitter and Amygdala Dysfunction can also the causes behind a psychopathic behaviors.

So we can say that both the explanations are needed while describing psychopath.