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    To be or not to be deceitful is a question that many often face. Works of literature commonly include characters who intentionally deceive others. These characters’ dishonesty often leads to distrust between them, testing each character’s morals. In his play Hamlet, William Shakespeare, incorporates characters with deceitful minds illustrate distrust between the Hamlet’s family and friends of the family. Throughout Hamlet a web of deceit develops because of the actions of Hamlet, Claudius,…

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    Organized vs. Disorganized Profiling The main purpose of using organized and disorganized profiling tactics is to establish the basis of the perpetrators personality in order to make a prediction of where they may fit into society when looking for suspects. An organized killer/perpetrator is classified by the FBI as an individual that is non-social, controlling, cunning, and a planner, along with having a smart sense of the law and forensics, making it easy for them to avoid being caught and…

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    A mental disorder, or psychiatric disorder is a diagnosis of a behaviour or mental pattern that causes suffering or a poor inability to function in everyday life. Such attributes may relapse, be persistent or can occur as a single episode (). Pedophilia is an example of a psychiatric disorder in which an older adolescent or adult experiences an exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children(). There is much discussion in the world in mental health and psychology of what actually constructs…

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    Antisocial Personality Disorders Not every person can function in a normal society as we perceive it. Every individual is different according to their personality, culture, social upbringing, and various other factors. A person may not be able to fit into a social structure due to just moving into a new culture /country. However there are some people who, no matter what the circumstances are, always remain the outcast. For those who cannot participate in our social fabric, they are said to be…

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    In light of the film, We Need To Talk About Kevin, based on the 2003 novel by Lionel Shriver, it is apparent that the film presents a specific case of Antisocial Personality Disorder through the actions and thought processes of Kevin Khatchadourian, the eponymous character. The story is told through the main point of view of the character’s mother, Eva Khatchadourian, through which she undergoes a series of negative events as she attempts to deal with her son, Kevin Khatchadourian, and the…

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    begin the transition to adulthood” (Global Post, 2015, para 3). The adolescents may become vulnerable to a disorder known as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). “From a developmental perspective, childhood and adolescence are significant periods of vulnerability for the onset of BPD symptoms” (Courtney-Seidler, Klein, and Miller, 2013, pg 436). BPD is known as a severe personality disorder with symptoms including instability in affect regulation,…

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    positive environment. After a few years, she opened a private practice where she met with individuals, couples, and families. She eventually started creating groups for her community. The groups were Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Eating disorders, and Individuals Dealing with Grief. From then, she started building her practice to allow more services for individuals such as yoga, art therapy, and kick boxing. Eventually, Stephanie was able to give back to her community through…

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    The Joker and Antisocial Personality Disorder After doing a comprehensive observation of the famous but yet infamous character “The Joker” and researching his thoughts, behaviors, and actions, I have deduced that he suffers from antisocial personality disorder, one of the dramatic-emotional personality disorders. Antisocial personality disorder is a common diagnosis, as it affects about 200,000 people in the US per year. (Mayo Clinic, 2016). Many of the people diagnosed are men since men are…

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    Antisocial Personality Disorder The research question that I will be discussing is how does antisocial personality disorder affects people. Antisocial personality disorder is one type of personality disorder. The American Psychiatric Association defines antisocial personality disorder as “a pattern of disregarding or violating the rights of others. A person with antisocial personality disorder may not conform to social norms, may repeatedly lie or deceive others, or may act impulsively”…

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    Miley was referred to our office today by her manager. The manager expressed concern by things that had happened the previous weekend during Miley’s show. He was concerned because Miley had gotten into a very dangerous position and could have been seriously injured or even died. When I asked him what he was talking about, he replied that she had done the wrecking ball in performance and that he didn’t consider that to be in the best interests for not only her but for the fans in the crowd. When…

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