Antisocial Personality Disorder
Jordan Patane
Per. 2
Feb 4th
Antisocial Personality Disorder
The novel “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote, is a nonfiction piece that pursues the Clutter family homicide in Holcomb Kansas, while examining and expressing the thoughts of the two murderers. One of the killers Perry Smith is described to have
Antisocial Personality Disorder. Capote clearly expresses Perry’s (APD) symptoms, such as self appraisal, as well as lack of coping mechanisms, and impulsivity, characterized by his distraught childhood. Capote shows Perry Smith’s self appraisal when expressing his thought of himself being very intelligent and artistic through Perry’s personal notebook.
The notebook was Smith's personal “dictionary” We can see Smith had the tendency to be verbally facile, that had tons of odd words and facts, displaying an obvious sign of
(APD).
The progression of Perry’s disorder can be drawn all the way back to his childhood, when he experienced some traumatic events. The causes of this disorder, according to the article by Psych Central Staff, occur from events that take place during childhood that negatively impact a child's ability to cope with stressful situations. Perry grew up in a very unstable household for part of his childhood. He also spent a portion of his childhood in a neglectful and abusive orphanage. “She woke me up. She had a flashlight, and she hit me with it. Hit me and hit me.” page 93. Perry also felt ripped away from his father; the man he praised and looked up too, by his alcoholic mother
when he was still a young boy after his parents divorce. Both these events put Perry through an emotional toll that shaped his mindset as well as behavior as a young boy that caused him to develope his antisocial personality disorder.
A second example of Perrys (APD) is expressed through his inability to remember his actions during the homicide, showing his lack of empathy, as well as Perrys dreams based off a previous traumatic experience, displaying his lack of ability
Per. 2
Feb 4th
Antisocial Personality Disorder
The novel “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote, is a nonfiction piece that pursues the Clutter family homicide in Holcomb Kansas, while examining and expressing the thoughts of the two murderers. One of the killers Perry Smith is described to have
Antisocial Personality Disorder. Capote clearly expresses Perry’s (APD) symptoms, such as self appraisal, as well as lack of coping mechanisms, and impulsivity, characterized by his distraught childhood. Capote shows Perry Smith’s self appraisal when expressing his thought of himself being very intelligent and artistic through Perry’s personal notebook.
The notebook was Smith's personal “dictionary” We can see Smith had the tendency to be verbally facile, that had tons of odd words and facts, displaying an obvious sign of
(APD).
The progression of Perry’s disorder can be drawn all the way back to his childhood, when he experienced some traumatic events. The causes of this disorder, according to the article by Psych Central Staff, occur from events that take place during childhood that negatively impact a child's ability to cope with stressful situations. Perry grew up in a very unstable household for part of his childhood. He also spent a portion of his childhood in a neglectful and abusive orphanage. “She woke me up. She had a flashlight, and she hit me with it. Hit me and hit me.” page 93. Perry also felt ripped away from his father; the man he praised and looked up too, by his alcoholic mother
when he was still a young boy after his parents divorce. Both these events put Perry through an emotional toll that shaped his mindset as well as behavior as a young boy that caused him to develope his antisocial personality disorder.
A second example of Perrys (APD) is expressed through his inability to remember his actions during the homicide, showing his lack of empathy, as well as Perrys dreams based off a previous traumatic experience, displaying his lack of ability