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The phrase '''disturbed character''' refers to a variety of serious anti-social, dysfunctional, or psychopathic personality defects.  Common speech and folklore are filled with many other terms for such people: neurotic, psychotic, crazy, nuts, wacky, and many more.  There are subtle and not-so-subtle differences in meaning among these terms.

'''Disturbed character''' is a [[personality]] type applied to people who are often unencumbered by qualms of conscience and passionately pursue their personal goals with indifference to - and often at expense of - the rights and needs of others, and cause all sorts of problems for others and society at large. Character-disordered personalities lack self-restraint when it comes to acting upon their primal urges. They have too little conscience or in extreme case no conscience at all. They typically resist making concessions to societal demands, may have some antisocial tendencies, and may have diminished capacities for experiencing genuine shame or guilt.

 

Erroneous thinking patterns and attitudes underlie dysfunctional behaviors they display. These problematic behavior patterns may be habitual and automatic, but they also are conscious and deliberate.  

Such people are often unencumbered by qualms of conscience and passionately pursue their personal goals with indifference to - and often at expense of - the rights and needs of others, and cause all sorts of problems for others and society at large. Character-disordered personalities lack self-restraint when it comes to acting upon their primal urges. They have too little conscience or in extreme case no conscience at all. They typically resist making concessions to societal demands, may have some antisocial tendencies, and may have diminished capacities for experiencing genuine shame or guilt.

Erroneous thinking patterns and attitudes underlie dysfunctional behaviors they display. These problematic behavior patterns may be habitual and automatic, but they may also be conscious and deliberate.  

These distorted characters resist changing their attitudes and core beliefs despite having plenty of insight and awareness. What they need and can benefit from are:

These distorted characters resist changing their attitudes and core beliefs despite having plenty of insight and awareness. What they need and can benefit from are:

*[[Boundaries_(Psychology)|limits]] placed on their behavior from external sources

*[[Boundaries_(Psychology)|limits]]  

*confrontation, where necessary

*confrontation

*and most especially [[ABC_Theory_of_Emotion#The_Extended_model|correction]].

*and most especially [[ABC_Theory_of_Emotion#The_Extended_model|correction]].

:Cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approaches are the most appropriate in this regard.       

:Cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approaches are the most appropriate in this regard.       

==Examples==

==Examples==

===Science===

===Science===

In his historical lecture at Sorbonne University in 1864, [[Louis Pasteur]] denounced the doctrine of [[spontaneous generation]], supported by [[evolutionist]]s of his day<ref>{{cite web

 

In his historical lecture at Sorbonne University in 1864, [[Louis Pasteur]] denounced the doctrine of [[spontaneous generation]], supported by many scientists of his day<ref>Many of these people were "evolutionists" in the pre-Darwin sense of the word, in that they believed in a "tree of life" or "Great Chain of Being", without claiming to know how that chain came into existence.</ref><ref>{{cite web

|title=Comte de Buffon

|title=Comte de Buffon

|url=http://evolutiontale1.blogspot.sk/2013/11/comte-de-buffon.html

|url=http://evolutiontale1.blogspot.sk/2013/11/comte-de-buffon.html