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Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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Schizotypal personality disorder belongs to Cluster A personality disorders, which also include schizoid personality disorder and paranoid personality disorder. Schizotypal personality disorder is characterized by deficits in social and interpersonal skills, highlighted by a reduced ability to form close relationships, occurring in the setting of eccentric behavior and cognitive or perceptual distortions. Symptoms such as […]

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

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Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) is characterized by a persistent pattern of social anxiety, heightened sensitivity to rejection, and pervasive feelings of inadequacy, coupled with a deep-rooted longing for meaningful connections with others. Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler first described an avoidant personality type in his 1911 work Dementia Praecox: Or the Group of Schizophrenias. German psychiatrist

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Josef Fritzl Enslaved his Daughter Elisabeth Fritzl

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On April 27, 2008, Vienna, Austria, the world learned the gruesome details of what Josef Fritzl did to his daughter. The story sent shock waves around the world. News report gave details of a quite unimaginable story. For 24 years Josef Fritzl had kept his own daughter captive in a cellar beneath his house. In

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Serial murderer Dennis Rader, aka “BTK”

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During the 70’s murders in Wichita, Kansas, were rare occurrence, but the events on January 15, 1974, changed that forever. A 38 year-old, Joseph Otero Sr., his wife Julia Maria “Julie”, 34, and two of their children were found tortured and killed in their home. The Otero killings in 1974 were a huge story. There

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Paranoid personality disorder (PPD)

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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, aka “The Rostov Ripper”

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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

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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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John Wayne Glover, aka “The Granny Killer”

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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 and Juliet Hulme Murderers – Inspiration for Acclaimed 1994 Movie “Heavenly creatures”

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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

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Columbine High School Shooting, aka “Columbine”

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April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, Columbine High School, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, both seniors, wearing all black – black trench coats, prepared to carry out an attack. They murdered 12 students and one teacher and 24 were wounded. This was the deadliest school rampage shooting in history at that time. It was the

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