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"A Clockwork Orange"

"A Clockwork Orange" is a film about a gang of "droogs" who take pleasure in crime. They enjoy raping and torturing their innocent victims for their own pleasure. The main characters' name is Alex. Alex's diagnosis is Antisocial Personality Disorder (Psychopath). When caught and arrested, classical conditioning is used in order to rid Alex of his vindictive thoughts, but is not very successful.
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a Disorder that cannot be easily diagnosed. It is often associated with criminal behavior. In recent studies it is said that 65-75% of all criminals have APD. It is so uneasily diagnosed because these people come in all shapes and sizes. The main symptom of this disorder is total disregard for the right of others and a total disregard for society (www.faculty.ncwc.edu). Certain symptoms can be associated with the disorder. Not feeling guilty about anything that they do is the most common. Some other symptoms include sense......

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