Statistics show that impulsivity, acting out, and other extreme behaviors of people with antisocial personality disorder decrease as these individuals age. this finding supports what is known as

Maturation hypothesis

Explanation:

In psychology, the maturation hypothesis refers to a theory that tries to separate hereditary behaviors and genetics from characteristics that result from the maturation of certain body organs.

Therefore some personality traits cannot be changed since they are genetically fixed while other traits are the result of maturing and how we deal with our social environment.

Hypothesis of Maturation or Maturation hypothesis

Explanation:

Anti social personality disorder is a personality disorder that entails a disregard, violation, disrespect for the rights of fellow humans. This disregard, violation and disrespect for the rights of others leads person with this disorder to live a life of crime, aggressive behaviors, legal battles, among other things.

Persons with anti social personality disorder often have very little self esteem or self confidence as the case may be alongside low moral sense.

In some persons, these traits reduces with time till it is nearly eradicated and this possiblity of these trait reduction with age is captured by what is calle the Maturation hypothesis or Hypothesis of Maturation.

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