As shown during The Many Saints Of Newark, Tony also shows fairly compelling evidence of having a conduct disorder before the age of fifteen.Ĭhristopher's father, Dickie Moltisanti was a soldier in Johnny Soprano's crew and was very close to Tony Soprano.Tony knows and understands the morality of his actions.He does lose his temper with her on a few occasions, but not nearly to the same extent as with Carmela and A.J. He is also violent towards people who love him, specifically Carmela and A.J., and it is interesting in light of the Meadow Is Tony's Guardian Angel theory that he is never physically violent to her. His temper is explosive and extremely difficult for him to control. Tony kills without remorse and will often spend time talking about ways that the murders were justified, regardless of whether they were justifiable or not. While certainly not exclusive to people with APD, it's something Tony does constantly. He also has never met a same mistake he could not make at least twice. He tries to change his behaviour in the wake of the consequences, but it is never long before he falls back into his old patterns of behaviour. Tony frequently makes mistakes that endanger himself, his family, and his mob family.Melfi or Carmela, or people he does business with such as the Jewish hoteliers, Tony's charm is generally seen when violence or intimidation is either unnecessary or counterproductive. Whether it is the women in his life including Dr. Tony uses charm (yes, he does have it), intelligence, or charisma to manipulate people.That is, his aggressive behaviour comes out at home in response to leftover anxiety from the pressures of his work. He also frequently "takes his work home with him", to use a therapist term. Tony makes his living in part by controlling others with aggressive behaviour of the threat of aggressive behaviour.
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The only person in the series who is capable of talking Tony out of acting on the first idea that comes into his head is Silvio. He rarely discusses or considers the consequences of his actions, potential or natural. Tony not only acts impulsively throughout the series, he also fails to learn from his actions regardless of the severity of the consequences.This "I love them as long as they are not posing a problem for me" love is common among people with Antisocial Personality Disorder. The clearest example of this is the cost of A.J.'s post-suicide-attempt hospitalisation. It must also be noted that Tony's empathy for others including his family varies according to how much of an inconvenience they are to him.However, he shows little-to-no regard for people outside of his circle. He does sometimes feel guilt when certain people are hurt as a result of his actions and tries to do something to make it right. Tony does show genuine care and concern for his family, friends and animals. (Note that this comparison of Tony's behaviour with the diagnostic criteria for APD will disregard any unreliable narrator ideas and treat everything shown on screen as if it occurred exactly as shown.) Tony's behaviours that line up with a diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder are as follows: Tony ticks many of the boxes for Antisocial Personality Disorder. As described in the DSM-5, it is characterised by a disregard for the feelings, safety, and rights of others. The word sociopath, whilst still in use, has been sidelined by a condition called Antisocial Personality Disorder.
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