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'''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 of a conscience or in extreme cases no conscience at all.{{#tag:ref|cf. One common illustration is a man who kills both his father and mother then demands sympathy because he is now an orphan. For an unbelievable audacity, lack of remorse, and arrogance for some bad behaviour, there is a derogatory Jewish term ''chutzpah'' (Yiddish).<ref>{{cite web |title=Earth’s rapid magnetic field reversals: Why has one author retracted? |author=Russ Humphreys |publisher=creation.com |date=November 30, 2014|url=https://creation.com/rapid-magnetic-field-reversal-coe-retraction |accessdate=November 30, 2014}}</ref>|group=note}} They typically resist making concessions to societal demands, may have some antisocial tendencies, and may have diminished capacities for experiencing genuine shame or guilt.

'''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 of a conscience or in extreme cases no conscience at all.{{#tag:ref|cf. One common illustration is a man who kills both his father and mother then demands sympathy because he is now an orphan. For an unbelievable audacity, lack of remorse, and arrogance for some bad behaviour, there is a derogatory Jewish term ''chutzpah'' (Yiddish).<ref>{{cite web |title=Earth’s rapid magnetic field reversals: Why has one author retracted? |author=Russ Humphreys |publisher=creation.com |date=November 30, 2014|url=https://creation.com/rapid-magnetic-field-reversal-coe-retraction |accessdate=November 30, 2014}}</ref>|group=note}} They typically resist making concessions to societal demands or community standards of conduct, may have some antisocial tendencies, and may have diminished capacities for experiencing genuine shame or guilt.

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

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