Psychopathy

and psychologist in the 1930's (Hathaway and McKinley), as primarily a means of assessing and diagnosing a wide variety of mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc...; personality characteristics, like psychopathy, narcissism, etc..., and general personality traits like ‘type A behavior’, a propensity for addiction , poor self-confidence, anger issues, etc...; the list quite long. Although, in the MMPI's infancy, there were more than a few discrepancies…

His was also called a lady killer which i am to but mine is for a different reason his was killing and raping so many women. But where did this all start most would come to believe the mind. Ted bundy was diagnosed with Factor 1 psychopathy the symptoms are pathological lying, conning manipulative behaviors, lack of remorse, lack of empathy and failure to accept responsibility. These conditions are more commonly referred to back in childhood. Living under the deception that his grandparents…

I began to yawn uncontrollably on the way there, which apparently is what dogs do when anxious - they yawn uncontrollably. Once I arrived, the staff took me through gate after gate until, eventually, we got to the wellness center – the place where you get to meet the patients. It looks eerily like nice but not so nice hotel. Everything is beige and peach and calming colors. The only things that stood out was the neon red of the panic buttons on the walls. The patients started wandering in; they…

During the evaluation of four articles that focus on self-regulation, anxiety, and fear effecting consciousness and moral responsibility, the different author’s present their arguments and views on how these emotional capacities and the ability to obtain self-regulation affect the decision making of an agent and whether or not they should be held fully morally responsible for their actions and decisions. In this paper, I will be explicating three different views on the capacities of…

Studies investigated by Crowe (1972) "..did not conclude that he found evidence for a genetic basis of crime, but did state , " the results are … in line with those of other [non-adoptive] studies which have reported an increased prevalence of psychopathy among the relatives of criminals" (Jay Joseph, 2001). The biological theory differs from the psychodynamic and behavioural theories because its core belief lies within the opinion that the physiological aspects determine the actions of the…

beliefs of society is normal and cannot be classified as a disease. I believe a disorder should not be dependent on an opinion and if it does not harm society, it should not be considered a disease. In this aspect, I would consider conditions like psychopathy and schizophrenia to be pathological because actions that come from these conditions can harm others. Though individuals can be offended by another's sexual orientation, the homosexual relationship does not invoke harm upon…

psychopath. Montresor commits a crime against his friend, Fortunado who caused many “injuries” (Pike and Acosta 543) towards Montresor, but what he did is never mentioned. Patrick McGrath, in an essay for the New York Times newspaper, notices the psychopathy in “the Cask of Amontillado.” He notes the type of characters Poe creates, “but none are quite as deranged as the narrator of ‘The Cask of Amontillado.’ His name is Montresor…;” The “deranged” behaviour of Montresor is hidden within the…

Society has constructed a set variety of norms that all serial killers are naively presumed to follow. Many myths state that all serial killers are loners, have a mental disability, and have an underlying desire to get caught. The question on what to blame for a person becoming a serial killer has always haunted authorities. It would be a gullible and uneducated claim to base all serial killers in one set of norms, especially when the nature of a serial killer shows their individuality through…

“Free Personality Testing – Come This Way!” implores the sign outside Scientology’s Castlereagh Street headquarters in Sydney. The interior is what you’d get by blending a holistic healing centre with the control-deck of the Starship Enterprise. Images of erupting volcanoes, light-pierced landscapes, and Egyptian-looking Scientology symbols evoke a peculiar science-fiction-meets-self-help vibe. Zipping towards me, a uniformed female attendant offers help, and soon I’m looking down at…

Performance, leadership and conflict are the organizational dimensions I’m using to determine which personality types match the best with different organizational cultures. Individuals who score high on the extraversion dimension of the Big Five Model usually perform well in jobs with high interpersonal interaction and work well in groups. They tend to take charge and emerge as leaders of groups. Extraverts are good fits in a team-oriented organization with activities centered around teams…