Psychopathy

”Trevor Reznik, a thin, hollowed cheek machinist who hasn’t slept in a year, and judging by his body frame, he probably hasn’t eaten in the same amount of time. Number of characters tell him: “If you were any thinner, you wouldn’t exist.” Known as a psychological thriller, The Machinist is an impressive exploration of a man’s psyche. More importantly, you may say The Machinist is a meditation on guilt. The main point of the film is that Reznik has committed a crime. Yet, instead of taking…

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, can be defined as a systematic pattern of behavior entailing a person’s use of intimidating, violent, or other abusive tactics to gain control of another in a domestic relationship. These tactics include mental, sexual, physical, emotional, and even economic abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically from one relationship to another; but, the goal of gaining and maintaining power and control over the other stays…

The comic book entity known as “Deadpool” has recently seen a large rise in popularity. Since Deadpool’s original inception in the Marvel universe, his character has been grossly misunderstood by many. After being showcased by Ryan Reynolds in the movie X-men Origins: Wolverine many fans were left with a bitter taste in their mouth because of the character’s poor implementation and the incredibly deviant portrayal which made the final cut. Since this disappointment, Deadpool’s cult following t…

Referral question John Smith, at the referral of his attorney, has requested an evaluation of his fitness for parenting. Is Mr. Smith fit to be a parent? Clinical Risk Assessment Upon entering the office for his evaluation Mr. Smith is moderately hostile, and uncooperative. He reports that he has not seen his infant child since birth, to which his ex-girlfriend is to blame. He stated, “she will get what is coming to her”, in his words displaying current violent dialog with payback intent which…

Pre-Birth to 3 The Pre-Birth to 3 document is a guideline put in place by Learning Teaching Scotland for children in the womb to age 3. This was previously Birth to 3 but was changed in 2010 to Pre-Birth to 3 as new research found that children learn in the womb before births, such as recognising sounds and smells. Many organisations were involved in this change, such as midwives, health visitors and the NHS as a whole. Also researchers such as Suzanne Zeedyke and Robin Balbernie were involved…

America was founded on powerful words written in documents. This country would have to face turmoil within itself, to make those words come true. The declaration of independence, states that all men are created equal and endowed by three key principles which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. During the time, in which the founding fathers declared this, America found itself trying to escape from religious and government pressures in Great Britain. Unfortunately, America has gone…

evident that Connie felt very insecure about her looks. On can say this especially when she checks other’s people’s faces to make sure hers is right. She doesn’t feel like she is pretty and has low self-esteem. According to Robert Hare an expert psychopathy and Paul Babiak a psychologist in their book Snakes in suits Hare describes “how the socialized psychopath will present themselves as the perfect partner by noticing the victim's needs, insecurities, and strengths as well as weaknesses in…

Mikulincer, Shaver, Omri, and Nitzberg (2005) study links between attachment security, altruism, and care giving aiming to theorize altruism relative to Bowlby’s attachment theory (1969/1982) which treats altruism as part of care giving. Care giving is an inborn scheme of reactions to others needs, evolved from early emotional caregiver relations and influenced by attachment security. Networks of expectations, behaviours, and emotions related to socialisation lead to secure, anxious or avoidant…

Can a Heritable Trait Be Changed? This myth comes from a very common misconception that heritability is determined by genetics, which is false in itself. Heritability explains variation in traits, but does not address how traits are passed down from parent to child. This is an estimate of to what degree genes contribute towards the presence of a trait. A change in heritability can change without any genetic change occurring. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution gives examples of how traits…

In writing Lord of the Flies, author William Golding builds a dystopian microcosm entirely separated from the real world. Through his construction of the island dystopia, Golding provides insight into his perspective on human nature and the degree of humanity, or lack thereof, inherently possessed by man. Among the aspects of society criticized in the novel, democratic government and man’s right to such a system is one of the most prominent. Golding mirrors the actual creation and…