Antisocial Personality Disorders: The Kite Runner

Uriel Barboza

Mrs. Kimberly Sheffield

English 1A L28

4/13/2023

The Psycho Predator

Anti Personality Disorder pattern of disregarding or violating the rights of others. A person with an antisocial personality disorder may not conform to social norms, may repeatedly lie or deceive others, or may act impulsively. According to the American Psychiatric Association. In the novel The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the character Assef suffers from Anti Personality Disorder or more specifically psychopathic behavior. Assef shows he is a psychopath by harassing Hassan and Amir, raping Hassan, lying about the rape, fighting with Amir, and joining the Taliban.

Many people to this day are living with ASPD. There are many ways that ASPD is caused. DW

Assef has that symptom in the story. After the tournament, Amir was looking for Hassan and then discovered that Hassan was being assaulted by Assef. Assef decided to do the unthinkable to Hassan. Assef decided to rape Hassan. In the article called Development of Antisocial Personality Disorder in Detained Youth: The Predictive Value of Mental Disorders written by Jason J. Washburn. Jason states that “A hierarchical development model proposes that among youth with CD, only youth with early-onset, persistent, or “advanced” symptoms of CD (e.g., robbery, rape, assault with a weapon) will progress to having APD” (Washburn 2007). Not all people with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) will conduct sexual assault or rape, it is crucial to remember. However, there are a number of factors that may make some people with ASPD more likely to exhibit this behavior. First of all, people with ASPD could be less empathetic and unable to comprehend or care about the thoughts and feelings of others. Due to this, the victim's consent may be disregarded, and the harm that rape can cause may go unnoticed. Second, those who suffer from ASPD could behave more impulsively and carelessly, which might result in sexual assault. Additionally raising the risk of sexual assault, they might have a warped sense of entitlement and view others as objects to be used for their own enjoyment. Lastly, people with ASPD may have experienced

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