December 2011
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Anonymous asked: The "thrill killers" post has a terrible picture for it, those two men don't kill for the thrill they're just psychotic and find peace in destruction.
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Methods Used by Cyber Stalkers
The internet can seem a safe space for individuals to connect with others and perform daily tasks. A predator can take advantage of the victim’s false sense of security and trick them into divulging personal information, or use information already posted about the target against them. These offenders may use the information to change the target’s passwords, defame them on the internet, or...
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“They operate in a different sphere of reality than we do. Their sphere of...”
– Robert Ressler - retired FBI Profiler, discussing sexual predators
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WatchAnd now playing stiff little fingers - alternative ulster
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The Anger-Retaliatory Rapist
The anger-retaliatory rapist accounts for about 5% of rapists.
This guy is out to hurt someone. He blames women for all the injustices he has suffered in his life. His hate and anger are out of control. He wants to punish, hurt and degrade them. His psycho-social background includes physical and emotional abuse (more than 56%) from one or both parents. About 80% had divorced parents, many were...
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The Power Assertive Rapist
The power assertive rapist accounts for about 12% of rapists.
He has an extreme sense of superiority and entitlement. He will rape women simply because he can. For him, rape is a way of validating his masculinity. This is what men do, according to him. He is the opposite of the passive Power Reassurance type of rapist. He is usually athletic, exercises often, likes a sense of style; dresses...
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The Power Reassurance Rapist
The power reassurance type of rapist accounts for about 81% of rapists.
This type of rapist is the least violent. This is known as the “gentleman” rapist. He will pick a victim or “date” to fall in love with - if only temporary. He is inept and suffers from a very low self-esteem. His psychosocial background will usually include a single parent home, a 10th grade...
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Rapist Typologies
Rapist Typology is divided into four main categories:
Power Reassurance
Power Assertive
Anger-Retaliatory
Anger Excitation (Sadistic) rapist.
“I have frequently seen people become neurotic when they content themselves with...”
– Carl Jung (via psychotherapy)
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Events associated with an increased risk of...
death or terminal illness of relative or friend
divorce, separation, broken relationship, stress or family
loss of health (real or imaginary)
loss of job, home, money, status, self-esteem, personal security
alcohol or drug abuse
depression - in the young, depression may be masked by hyperactivity or acting out behaviour. In the elderly, it may be incorrectly attributed to the natural...
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Impulse Control Disorders
The DSM-IV-TR Impulse Control Disorders
kleptomania
intermittent explosive disorder
pyromania
pathological gambling
trichotillomania
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Anonymous asked: what kind of degrees did you need to get to be a PI? and whom do you work for? I'm writing a novel and want to see what jobs there are available for people with forensic psychology degrees... thanx!!
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Frotteurism
Diagnostic criteria for Frotteurism
A. Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving touching and rubbing against a non-consenting person.
B. The person has acted on these urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.
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Grandiosity
Inflated self-esteem or self-worth, usually manifested as content of thinking or talk with themes reflecting the patient’s belief that he or she is the greatest or has special attributes or abilities.
Commonly seen, for example, during a manic episode or with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
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Somatization Disorder
This Somatoform Disorder may be diagnosed when a pattern of medically unexplained complaints of multiple physical symptoms begins before age 30. The diagnostic criteria further specify a minimum number of complaints from several organ systems.
Diagnostic criteria Somatization Disorder
A. A history of many physical complaints beginning before age 30 years that occur over a period of several years...
Recidivism
re·cid·i·vism
–noun 1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime. 2. Psychiatry . the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns. Origin: 1885–90; < Latin recidīv ( us ) relapsing ( recid ( ere ) to fall back
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Brief Psychotic Disorder
Diagnostic criteria for Brief Psychotic Disorder
A. Presence of one (or more) of the following symptoms:
(1) delusions (2) hallucinations (3) disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailement or incoherence) (4) grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior Note: Do not include a symptom if it is a culturally sanctioned response pattern.
B. Duration of an episode of the disturbance is at least 1...
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Schizoprenia
Schizophrenia, a term introduced by Bleuler, names a persistent, often chronic and usually serious mental disorder affecting a variety of aspects of behavior, thinking, and emotion. Patients with delusions or hallucinations may be described as psychotic. Thinking may be disconnected and illogical. Peculiar behaviors may be associated with social withdrawal and disinterest.
Diagnostic criteria for...
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Adjustment Disorder
Diagnostic criteria for Adjustment Disorders
A. The development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s).
B. These symptoms or behaviors are clinically significant as evidenced by either of the following:
marked distress that is in excess of what would be expected from exposure to the stressor
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