The purpose of Scale 4 is to assess the person's general level of social adjustment. The questions deal with areas such as degree of alienation from family, social impervious- ness, difficulties with school and authority figures, and alienation from self and society (see ANG/Anger and FAM/Family Problems content scales). The original purpose of the scale was to distinguish those persons who had continuing legal difficulties, yet were of normal intelligence and did not report having experienced cultural deprivation. They were people who seemed unconcerned about the social consequences of their behavior and yet did not appear to suffer from neurotic or psychotic difficulties. An important rationale for developing the scale is that high scorers might not be engaged in acting out at the time of testing. In fact, they may often make an initial good impression, which could sometimes be described as "charming." Recent friends and acquaintances may not believe that they could even be capable of antisocial behavior. However, under stress or when confronted with a situation that demands consistent, responsible behavior, they would be expected to act out in antisocial ways. Even though they might get caught, these persons would still have a difficult time learning from their mistakes.