Primary And Secondary Abilities Among The Individuals With Antisocial Personality Disorder Within The Scope Of Positive Psychotherapy: Their Relationship With Criminal Behaviors, Aggression And Anger.

Antisocial personality disorder usually begins before the age of 15 and is characterized by neglect and violation of the rights of others, impulsivity, aggression, apathy, irresponsibility, and criminal behavior. Lack of empathy, anger, anger and hostility, and confrontation with legal problems can be seen in those with antisocial personality disorder.

Epidemiological studies of antisocial personality disorder are scarce and focus predominantly on all adults, especially young adults. The frequency of ASPD among adults in the general population is estimated at 3.0% - 4.3%. Antisocial personality disorder is 3.5 times more common in men than in women. Genetic and environmental factors play a role in the etiology of this disorder. In addition, mental disorders such as major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and substance use disorders are frequently encountered in these individuals.

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder often exhibit aggressive behavior. Aggressive behaviors have been associated with risk factors such as low household income, insufficient parental control, single-parent families, upbringing by antisocial parents, neglect, and presence of criminal peer relationships. Modeling of aggressive behaviors can be explained as part of the individual's problems related to the environment in which he grows and his attachments, and by taking the aggressive behaviors witnessed as an example.

The positive concept is derived from the expression "positum" and means existing, real, actual, given, real and concrete. This concept reflects the focus of the positive psychotherapy approach because the method motivates the client's capacities to find out what the symptom is doing to resolve the conflict and find a useful solution.

Positive psychotherapy is an eclectic approach stemming from psychodynamic approach, existential-humanistic approach, behavioral approach and intercultural therapy approach. In addition, positive psychotherapy is a humanistic, psychodynamic, resource-focused, conflict-solving, complementary and intercultural approach that incorporates features of other therapy-related theories as well as original intervention procedures. While this theory, like other therapy theories, aims to treat disorders and diseases, it places special emphasis on one's abilities and development possibilities. According to the positive psychotherapy approach, although each person has such abilities, the intensity is different. In this sense, although it is important in a positive psychotherapy approach to accept problems and disorders as they are, it is also important to focus on things outside of them, take into account any person's current abilities, and help clients realize their abilities and capacities. Almost all consulting approaches can focus on this point. However, unlike other approaches, the positive psychotherapy approach places a central emphasis on this issue and puts it into practice within a meta-theory for the treatment plan.