Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a psychiatric disorder distinguished by a pervasive pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others, leading to impairments in psychosocial functioning. This pattern of behavior typically begins in early adulthood and may increase the risk for depressive and anxiety disorders. Some individuals with PPD may later develop schizophrenia. Individuals with PPD […]
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Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (Андрей Романович Чикатило) was a Soviet serial murderer. He was dubbed the Butcher of Rostov, the Rostov Ripper, and the Red Ripper. Andrei Chikatilo was born on October 16, 1936, in the village of Yabluchne, Soviet Union. At the time of his birth, that part of Soviet Union was recovering from a
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Schizoid personality disorder is a psychiatric disorder distinguished by detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression in interpersonal settings. People with schizoid personality disorder are described as aloof, blunted, isolated, disengaged, and distant. The origins of schizoid personality disorder are complex and involve genetic, environmental, and psychological factors. The following should
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Shannan Gilbert 911 Call [Cleaned] Shannan Gilbert called 911 in 2010, but for years no one has heard 911 call. The reason we were given for years by investigators was: “It could harm the investigation.” It could have, but not after a decade. It took a judge order to get 911 call released on May
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Madeline Soto, 13-year-old girl, was diagnosed with ADHD. She was sexually abused. Madeline Soto was first reported missing on February 26 after she failed to turn up for class at her Orlando middle school. Her body was discovered in the woods in Osceola County four days later. She was strangled to death. Stephan Sterns, 37-year-old,
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The Dark Tetrad, also known as the Dark Quad, is a set of interrelated negative personality features: narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism. The term is an expansion of the idea of the Dark Triad construct, which does not include sadism. In the last decade, researchers have noted a correlation of sadism with Dark Triad traits,
The Big Five remain relatively stable throughout most of one’s lifetime. They are influenced significantly by genes and the environment, with an estimated heritability of 50%. They also predict certain important life outcomes such as education and health. Each trait represents a continuum. Individuals can fall anywhere on the continuum for each trait. Unlike other
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On March 1, 1989, in the suburb of Mosman, Australia where crime was almost non-existent, 82-year-old widow was living alone in a neat little apartment on the main street. It was midafternoon when she visited the local shopping center, and at 4 p.m. she walked the short distance towards her home unit. She got to
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Pauline Parker was born on May 26, 1938, Christchurch, New Zealand. Juliet Hulme was born on October 28, 1938 in London, Great Britain. Pauline had an illness named osteomyelitis when she was five years old. Her treatments were painful and she was excused from physical activities at school due to chronic leg pain. She was
DSM-5 stated that an autism diagnosis (ASD) requires persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following: deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, and in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships. Autism spectrum disorder DSM-5 diagnostic criteria: Persistent deficits in social communication and
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