Psychopathy

On December 16th, 2010, deputies responded to a reported disturbance in St. Augustine, Florida. A woman had called and reported that she had gotten into an argument with her roommate Lawrence Dean O’Bryan, who she described as intoxicated. The woman told the dispatcher she had locked herself into her room and started receiving text messages from O’Bryan asking her to come out. She then reported that she thought she heard O 'Bryan loading one of his many firearms. As the deputies attempted…

One of the most scandalous and deranged serial killers is staring directly into the face of death. In just minutes, he will soon be put to an excruciating death for committing inhumane crimes to innocent people. Before he is completely engulfed by the demise of his stability, he is asked the simple, existential question: “Why did you do it?” Being pushed to the brink of distress and forced to question his own insanity, he claims unsentimentally that his actions were solely based on his emotions,…

John Bowlby was born in London on February 26, 1907. He came from an upper middle class family, was one of six children, and, as was common at the time, was raised by a nanny. His father was a surgeon, who at one time acted as a doctor to the king 's household. His father served in World War I, and was knighted for his service to the king. Bowlby never developed a close relationship with either of his parents. When Bowlby attended university, he demonstrated an aptitude for academics. He…

P. Caplan, and Theodore A. Stern. Visual Hallucinations: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment. N.p.: Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc., 2009. PDF. Patrick, Christopher J., Don C. Fowles, and Robert F. Krueger. "Triarchic Conceptualization of Psychopathy: Developmental Origins of Disinhibition, Boldness, and Meanness." Development and Psychopathology 21.03 (2009): 913+. Cambridge Journals. 7 July 2009. Web. 27 Nov. 2013 Cleckley, Hervey M. Introduction. The Mask of Sanity. New York: New…

The social bond theory, which was introduced and elaborated by Travis Hirschi, attempts to dive deep into the ongoing topic of delinquency in young men. Hirschi takes the research put together by other sociologists, analyzes them, and attempts to try to answer the important questions that surrounding the behavior of delinquency. This research is composed of four main elements that play a role in the psyche of a delinquent when confronted with a decision. Those elements are: attachment,…

Domestic Terrorism Domestic terrorism is an ongoing threat to the homeland security of the United States. Homegrown terrorists, influenced by radical ideologies from international terrorist groups, top the list of hazards the citizens and U.S. law enforcement should prepare for. Most domestic terrorism strikes are conducted by one person or a small group. Domestic terrorists want to coerce or frighten a civilian population and disrupt a country’s government. Multiple causes influence domestic…

and would have meltdowns because he was still heavily into drugs. His parents finally sent him to a mental institution when they couldn’t control him anymore. The doctors diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia and conduct disorder (childhood psychopathy) and heavily medicated him. One day he reached through the bars of the stitution and caught a bird then torn his head of with his teeth and drank the blood. The nurses found him with blood all over his face which led them to calling him…

Miss Natasha Reed was referred for evaluation by her third grade teacher. The teacher expressed all of her concerns when it came to Natasha’s reading abilities. Her reading fluency was slow and extremely delayed however that was because she could only sound out a few words at a time. Even though she is in the third grade, Natasha is stuck reading at a first grade level. I have included a diagnosis below as well as providing reasons and feedback as to why I chose this diagnosis and what…

Throughout history, many people have created theorise on government and how to rule. From the Republicanism of Plato to the Absolutism of Hobbes, countless theories abound about how to effectively govern. But none of these have come close to influence of a former Florentine official. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy. He was the son of a legal official, and received an education which included the Greek and Roman classics (1). When he was 29 he acquired a job as…

Hans Eysenck was a German psychologist who specialized in the fields of personality and intelligence. However, Eysenck also did work in the fields of behavioral therapy, astrology and parapsychology, sexual behavior and smoking and health. Although, Eysenck’s most influential work is in that of personality psychology, where he developed the basic concept of personality which many major personality psychologists would base their work off of, likewise expanding upon many of Eysenck’s concepts.…