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ANTISOCIAL [9 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Social Problems
CONT

[Dr. Cyril Greenland's, a visiting professor at the University of Toronto's Centre of Crimonology,] findings led him to categorize the offenders into several groups: the chronic anti-social individual who is habitually aggressive and frequently abuses alcohol; the psychotic episode murderer ...

Key term(s)
  • chronic anti-social individual

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie criminelle
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

Les résultats de [l'étude de M. Cyril Greenland, professeur invité au Centre de criminologie de l'Université de Toronto,] l'ont amené à établir plusieurs catégories d'infracteurs : l'individu chroniquement antisocial qui est un agressif habituel et abuse souvent d'alcool; le meurtrier passagèrement psychotique [...]

Key term(s)
  • individu chroniquement anti-social

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
CONT

When school attendance is stressful, truancy is a self-protective maneuver rather than an indication of the child's antisocial attitude or his lack of regard for established rules.

Key term(s)
  • anti-social attitude

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie sociale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Psicología social
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Record 3 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

[That is] opposed to the principles on which society is constituted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Qui transgresse les règles de la vie en société et la morale sociale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología social
  • Comportamiento humano
DEF

Contrario al orden social.

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Record 4 2018-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

Antisocial behaviors are disruptive acts characterized by covert and overt hostility and intentional aggression toward others. Antisocial behaviors exist along a severity continuum and include repeated violations of social rules, defiance of authority and of the rights of others, deceitfulness, theft, and reckless disregard for self and others.

Key term(s)
  • anti-social behaviour
  • anti-social behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Chaque discipline emploie une terminologie propre pour référer aux comportements antisociaux, c'est-à-dire aux transgressions aux règles de la vie en société et à la morale sociale.

Key term(s)
  • comportement anti-social

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies)
Z72.811
classification system code, see observation
OBS

This category can be used when the focus of clinical attention is adult antisocial behavior that is not due to a mental disorder (e.g., conduct disorder, antisocial personality disorder). Examples include the behavior of some professional thieves, racketeers, or dealers in illegal substances.

OBS

Z72.811: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Z72.811
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Cette catégorie peut être utilisée lorsque le motif de l'examen clinique est le comportement antisocial d'un adulte qui n'est pas dû à un trouble mental (p. ex. trouble des conduites, personnalité antisociale). C'est le cas par exemple du comportement de certains voleurs professionnels, racketteurs ou vendeurs de substances illégales.

OBS

Z72.811 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 6 2018-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies)
Z72.810
classification system code, see observation
OBS

This category can be used when the focus of clinical attention is antisocial behavior in a child or adolescent that is not due to a mental disorder (e.g., intermittent explosive disorder, conduct disorder). Examples include isolated antisocial acts by children or adolescents (not a pattern of antisocial behavior).

OBS

Z72.810: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Z72.810
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Cette catégorie peut être utilisée lorsque le motif de l'examen clinique est le comportement antisocial d'un enfant ou d'un adolescent qui n'est pas dû à un trouble mental (p. ex. trouble explosif intermittent, trouble des conduites). C'est le cas par exemple des actes antisociaux isolés d'enfants ou d'adolescents (ne représentant pas un mode habituel de comportement antisocial).

OBS

Z72.810 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[A personality disorder characterized by] a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[Trouble de la personnalité caractérisé par] un mode général de mépris et de transgression des droits d'autrui qui apparaît dans l'enfance ou au début de l'adolescence et qui se poursuit à l'âge adulte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Neurosis
  • Psicología clínica
OBS

En los últimos años se ha ido reemplazando el concepto de "psicopatía" por otro concepto de naturaleza más sociológica, el TAP, "trastorno antisocial de personalidad".

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Record 8 1985-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
OBS

... Cleckly and others have pointed out that background factors may lead to antisocial tendencies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale

Spanish

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Record 9 1981-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Characterology
OBS

Little or no concern for other people and little feeling of right and wrong.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Caractérologie

Spanish

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