Gas mask

I did not trust him alone with our son and likely never will. I witnessed him engage in questionable sexual conduct with our infant. I saw him shout in our son’s face for what was often accidental scratching, poking or pinching. I saw him punch our younger dog in the head to the degree that the dog urinated instantly. Our young son saw him punch a hole in the wall, smack the dogs for little to no reason. I was instructed to punch our un-neutered young dog in the testicles if he tried to mount…

Psychopaths and sociopaths In hollywood there's been multiple movies where there is a mindless killer on the loose, psychopath and sociopath are what they call pop psychology terms for a certain antisocial personality disorder. These terms are not well defined this way compared to the literary use of them. Differences between the two Psychopaths and sociopaths are not the same but they both have have some similar traits such as; brake or ovoid the law, lie and deceive, impulsive, aggressive,…

I have been curious as to what psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder is, as are other people. We often associate psychopaths to crazy, killers, or our exes. I have done that a time or five myself. Now, bear with me here because a lot is still left to discover about psychopaths and antisocial personality disorder. Some common questions I have asked myself (and researched) and others may have wondered are the ones not completely answered yet. What is antisocial personality disorder?…

Note: Within the essay, whenever the term serial killer is used, it encompasses any type of violent offender without a motive or a connection to the victims. Today’s society is not able to truly comprehend the serial or the mass murderer. With no motive or connection to the victims, the violence does not make sense. It is difficult to depict a character or concept only partially understood. Psycho took this perplexing subject and executed it respectfully and appropriately. It was the…

from anti-social personality disorder or dissocial personality disorder. They are also psychopathic, meaning they have no empathy or guilt. They kill impulsively and they make up rules for themselves which are they only rules they follow. They have a “Mask of Sanity” meaning they never let anyone but their victims see their true selves. They also have resentment towards society for their own failings and can never take responsibility for their own actions.…

To further understand how serial killers are created by their upbringing, we must first get to know what a serial killer does, and the different types of serial killers there are running around. Many psychologists have classified that serial killers are sociopaths and or psychotic. Under the psychological microscope, Sociopath and psychopaths are considered to be the same by nature, they both exhibit antisocial behavior, but they’re both extremely different. Psychopathy, used to describe a…

An almost psychopath follows the behavior society finds acceptable while still not playing by the rules. They often have aggressive narcissism and a problem with competiveness. If someone were to get close to one or to meet one, the relationship of sorts would more than likely not last very long. If it did last, it would be through the work of the partner who wasn’t an almost psychopath (Becker and McNenry). Psychopathy is more common than what most people would like to believe, being twice as…

Many people may think a psychopath and sociopath are the same thing; insane people with mental disorders that make them have no feeling or attachment toward another person, so they go around killing everyone. Well, that is not the true, for the most part. A psychopath is an individual with a psychopathic nature, which is in turn seen as someone with no moral quality and introverted behavior, also being incapable to love or establish true intimate relationships, very self-centered, fails to…

Title: In Cold Blood Thesis: The history of the anti-social personality is long and complex. you may have heard the terms sociopath and psychopath which are used to refer to individuals who behave violently, aggressively, and selfishly. The media often applies these labels to serial killers. It is certain that the features of the psychopath and sociopath are similar to the current descriptions of the anti-social style. It is characterized by the persistent and pervasive disregard for the needs…

Southern Values in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof "The weight of Southern history, the power of social and racial divisions and its rituals and taboos often make self-determination and moral choice unachievable" (King). This statement from Kimball King perfectly summarizes the point Tennessee Williams strove to exemplify in many of his works. Thomas Lanier Williams, better known as Tennessee Williams, was born on March 26, 1911 in Columbus Mississippi. He spent the first seven years of his life in…