Personality disorders

Moriwaki, in her medical records shows her type of behavior which “are a lack of positive adjustment, selfish, and callous behaviors.” Not only does this medical record show her behavior, but also states “Moriwaki was referred to a anti-social personality disorder specialist after family members caught her killing and torturing the neighbor’s dog. Family reports that Moriwaki's pets often die under suspicious circumstances.” this citation shows that Moriwaki, cant control her rage when it comes…

The tool of psychological profiling has gained a lot of notoriety both in fictional media as well as real life for its ability to aid in the capture of dangerous psychopathic serial killers. This type of offender is unique when compared to other criminals because financial motive is usually not the primary reason for murder. This is because what they seek to attain is psychological and sexual gratification with certain types. (LaBrode, 2007) Ultimately, why they all kill is to experience power…

Therapies are often developed to treat a specific disorder or specific populations. The needs of the client are taken into account when these treatments are developed. All treatments are based off of theories of pathology from various perspectives such as the behavioral or cognitive perspectives. Cognitive theories argue that it is not just the reward and punishment of conditioning, like in behavioral models, but our cognition shapes our behavior and emotions. In the cognitive model it is…

once an individual gets out of a relationship. The main reason for this type of stalking is because an individual will feel incomplete after a breakup. Also, women are usually the victim of this type of stalking. Intimate stalkers often have personality disorders, such as being an extremely jealous person or even being insecure over really small things. Another type of stalking is called delusional stalking. Delusional stalkers are stalkers that are diagnosed with extreme mental…

diagnosis of Cluster B Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder 301.7 (F60.2). He has shown disregard for and violation of the rights of others, occurring since, 15 years of age, and the following three criteria; Failure to conform to social norms, unlawful behaviors, performing acts that are grounds for arrest, Deceitfulness, repeated lying, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure, and Lack of remorse. The prevalence for Antisocial Personality Disorder is between 0.2 to…

Frederick West’s behavior is clearly defined by the symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder paired with several types of sexual paraphilia’s. Fred West did not show any remorse for his victims, even when it came to his own children. He abducted young girls, rape and tortured them, then eventually killed them and dismembered their bodies. Fred West used his wife Rosemary to his advantage to make young girls more likely to get into his car during his abductions. Fred often switched jobs,…

behavior.” says Howes. Insanity is having what is called “ Character Disorders”. Are also referred as Personality disorders, “ a personality disorder can be diagnosed if there are significant impairments in self and interpersonal functioning together with one or more pathological personality…

It is a multidimensional construct and individuals who possess perfectionist traits generally have excessively high expectations and define their self worth with regards to the achievement or outcome of these events. It has been conceived as a personality disposition…

facility over the course of almost two years. Susanna quickly seems to be the most mild of all patients in the facility. Her soon to be new group of friends consists of girls that are diagnosed with psychological disorders…

environment as we grow. Have you ever thought about why the majority of psycho killers have no remorse towards their actions or why they commit these unexplainable tragedies? Psycho killers have an Antisocial Personality Disorder which causes them to become psychotic, but the big question is does this disorder come from nature or nurture? Research reports infancy and childhood is one of the most important stages of development for a human. Vronsky 2004 states “Emotionally,…