Sadism is derivation of pleasure through cruelty and inflicting pain, humiliation, and other forms of suffering on individuals (American Psychological Association). Sadism can be physical and/or sexual, but it can also be inflicted verbally and via emotional manipulation and humiliation. The satisfaction of the sadist may result not from inflicting actual physical pain but rather […]
In May 1998 convicted killer was released from a prison in Austria, having only served 15 years and four months behind bars, his name – Jack Unterweger. Unterweger was living the double life, of a celebrated writer and that of a serial killer. Once released from prison he went on to kill nine women and
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Personality disorders: To be classified as a personality disorder, one’s way of thinking, feeling and behaving deviates from the expectations of the culture, causes distress or problems functioning, and lasts over time. The essential features of a personality disorder are impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits. To
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John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois. His conviction for thirty-three murders, by one individual, then covered the most homicides in United States legal history. Gacy was sentenced to death on March 13,
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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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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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