BPD in people can be observe by instability of emotions in the first place, but as a result of that, instability of behaviors, self-image and all aspects of a personality is present. DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is used in the US, but BPD is also known as EUPD (Emotionally unstable personality […]
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Belinda Van Krevel has been jailed for stabbing a second partner in 10 years, reopening the wounds of one of Wollongong’s darkest chapters. In 2003, Belinda Van Krevel was sentenced to six years’ jail after she was convicted of soliciting a man, her boyfriend, to murder her abusive father, Jack Van Krevel. In a 2001
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Zimbardo and his colleagues (1973) were interested in finding out whether the brutality reported among guards in American prisons was due to the sadistic personalities of the guards (i.e., dispositional) or had more to do with the prison environment (i.e., situational). Do guards have to behave sometimes aggressively, because they are dealing with people who
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It was one of the first teacher sex scandals to gain international attention. In 2004, Debra Lafave was a popular young English teacher at a Tampa-area middle school. Newly married to her husband, Owen, the 24-year-old Lafave had sexual intercourse and oral sex with a student on four occasions: once in her house, once in her classroom, and multiple times
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Carl Jung – The one thing is sure, a great change of our psychological attitude is imminent. That is certain. Reporter – And why? Carl Jung – Because we need more… We need more psychology. We need more understanding of human nature, because the only real danger that exists is man himself. He is the
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This case is one of the most heinous that shocked Australia and the world. The regional South Australian town of Snowtown is considering a name change following one of the state’s darkest crime and Adelaide is still struggling with reputation. John Justin Bunting (4 September 1966 in Inala, Queensland) is an Australian serial killer from Adelaide,
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The majority of criminals easily meet criteria for antisocial personality disorder. Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is the most common psychiatric disorder among people who have been incarcerated. A systematic cross-national review found that ASPD is present in about 47% of people currently incarcerated (Fazel and Danesh 2002). In some studies, the prevalence is greater still,
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Narcissism sits on a continuum. We need to have a certain level of confidence and a certain level of self-esteem to function and be productive on a daily basis. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is an extreme manifestation of narcissism. Criteria: Other illnesses that are comorbid (simultaneously present in a patient, relating to medical conditions) with
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“Psychopath knows the words but not the music”, J. H. Johns and H. C. Quay. Many researchers, clinicians, and writers use the terms psychopath and sociopath interchangeably for many reasons, but we use antisocial personality disorder described in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as well, widely used as the ‘’diagnostic Bible’’ for
In 1989, Westley Allan Dodd kidnapped, molested and fatally stabbed 11-year- old boy and his brother, 10, whom he encountered in a Vancouver, Wash., public park. A short time later, Dodd abducted and took pleasure in prolonged torture and murdered 4-year-old boy. In 1992, the state of Washington hanged Dodd for those murders. His execution
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