Asociality
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Asociality is a symptom frequently observed in schizophrenia
patients. It is characterised by an inability to 'empathise
', to feel intimacy with, or to form close relationships with others .
Asociality is not necessarily perceived as a totally negative trait by society
, since expressing asociality has been used as a way to express independence of the mind from prevailing ideas (dissent
). Expressing asociality can also be used as a form of humour
to indicate an issue (e.g. used for pointing out the exaggerations of social network service
s ).
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
patients. It is characterised by an inability to 'empathise
Empathy
Empathy is the capacity to recognize and, to some extent, share feelings that are being experienced by another sapient or semi-sapient being. Someone may need to have a certain amount of empathy before they are able to feel compassion. The English word was coined in 1909 by E.B...
', to feel intimacy with, or to form close relationships with others .
Asociality is not necessarily perceived as a totally negative trait by society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
, since expressing asociality has been used as a way to express independence of the mind from prevailing ideas (dissent
Dissent
Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or an entity...
). Expressing asociality can also be used as a form of humour
Humour
Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
to indicate an issue (e.g. used for pointing out the exaggerations of social network service
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
s ).
Asociality in popular culture
- HouseHouse (TV series)House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
: Gregory HouseGregory HouseGregory House, M.D., or simply referred to as House, is a fictional antihero and title character of the American television series House, played by Hugh Laurie. He is the Chief of Diagnostic Medicine at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where he leads a team of diagnosticians...
the fictional character of the series portrays an 'extreme' asocial person.
See also
- AntisocialAntisocial-Sociology & psychology:*Anti-social behaviour*Conduct disorder*Asociality*Psychopathy-Law:*Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003*Anti-Social Behaviour Order*Crime and Disorder Act 1998*Public order crime-Music:...
(often confused with asociality) - ConformityConformityConformity is the process by which an individual's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors are influenced by other people.Conformity may also refer to:*Conformity: A Tale, a novel by Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna...
(antonymAntonymIn lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to the fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not...
ic) - DelusionDelusionA delusion is a false belief held with absolute conviction despite superior evidence. Unlike hallucinations, delusions are always pathological...
- DissentDissentDissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or an entity...
- MisanthropyMisanthropyMisanthropy is generalized dislike, distrust, disgust, contempt or hatred of the human species or human nature. A misanthrope, or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings...
- PsychosisPsychosisPsychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality"...
- Schizoid Personality DisorderSchizoid personality disorderSchizoid personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and sometimes apathy, with a simultaneous rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world...
- SchizophreniaSchizophreniaSchizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...