Decreased impulse control. When mild, the combination of decreased frustration tolerance and decreased impulse control leads to irritability. When more extreme, this combination can result in explosive anger. Hyposexuality and hypersexuality caused by LD, both of which cause increased interpersonal frustration. Dysfunction causing different forms of obsessive compulsive disorder, which results in intrusive thoughts, images, and compulsions that sometimes are of an aggressive nature.
Some dysfunction results in a decreased bonding capacity.
Increased startle reflex - particularly increased acoustic startle. Hypervigilance and paranoia. Delusions and hallucinations. Some patients acquire impairment in their ability to regulate the arousal level of an emotion. As a result, emotions such as anger may be all or none, excessively intense, and not proportionate to the current situation.