January 2012
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Anonymous asked: Would you mind posting some of your favorite websites, books, etc to to get info from? (this is unrelated to the hybristophilia topic, btw)
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Anonymous asked: what are your thoughts on people with BPD? i've been constantly misdiagnosed since i was 15, from ADD?ADHD, schizo-effective, bipolar, depression, and was recently diagnosed with BPD. can you tell me what the usual prognosis is? Will i ever be able to have a stable life?
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“We must study them well, for there will be many more such killers…and it...”
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Elliott Leyton, anthropologist and author of Hunting Humans and Men of Blood; discussing multiple murderers
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Individuals with this Impulse-Control Disorder recurrently fail to resist impulsive aggressive destruction of property or assault of other persons far in excess of what might be considered appropriate with respect to any precipitating event.
Diagnostic criteria for Intermittent Explosive Disorder
A. Several discrete episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious...
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Anonymous asked: Would you say someone with multiple personality disorder could be dangerous? could you post something up about that?
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Five Subtypes of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a persistent, often chronic and usually serious mental disorder affecting a variety of aspects of behaviour, thinking, and emotion. Patients with delusions or hallucinations may be described as psychotic. Thinking may be disconnected and illogical. Peculiar behaviours may be associated with social withdrawal and disinterest.
The five subtypes of schizophrenia are:
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Main Features of Psychopathy
Superficial charm and average to above-average intelligence are two of the psychopath’s main features, according to Cleckley, and they are both especially apparent in initial contacts. Many psychopaths usually impress others as friendly, outgoing, likable, and alert. They often appear well-educated and knowledgable, and display many interests. They are verbally skillful and can talk...
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Anonymous asked: I recently watched a documentary on narcissistic personality disorder that said their inflated sense of self-worth is their way of covering up the fact that deep down they actually feel inferior. is it the same with psychopaths?
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Anonymous asked: Your article on the evolutionary perspective of psychopathy was intriguing.I've come believe that although there isn't grey area where diagnosis is concerned, that there must be grey area where tendencies are concerned.If an individual was self aware enough to notice&intelligent enough to examine their own thoughts they may find their coldness&fantasy at odds with norms.Would it...
Anonymous asked: I love your blog. I'm always so interested in violent crimes, not because I want to commit them (I actually hate rape, murder, etc with a fiery passion), but just because I find it so interesting to see how these "people" work. But now for the question. Do you support the death penalty, what with the line of work you're in? I do, but a lot of people really hate me for that even...
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Anonymous asked: I was wondering what your opinion on nature vs nurture as a factor in the psychology of a serial killer or potential serial killer. I often wonder if a person can come close to being one. By which I mean have the correct psychological environment, but not follow through or manage to find other outlets for their compulsion. All this despite familial factors that seem typical in profiling due to the...
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Anonymous asked: what makes serial killers tick? how do they usually start their murders?
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Anonymous asked: Do you have any opinions of Criminal Minds? Their technicians? The "facts" they use? I'm curious to hear a real profiler's opinion.
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Anonymous asked: in your line of work you must have seen or herd about some quite horrible things which makes me wonder, do you believe in evil?
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“Rape is not aggressive sexuality, it is sexualized aggression.”
– Audre Lorde (via butnotinlove)
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Anonymous asked: Hey I am confused about Aileen Wuornos. Was it really self defence?
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“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth...”
– Sigmund Freud (via ashleydahmer)
Los Angeles Police Department Threat Management...
In civilian law enforcement, a Threat Management Unit (TMU) is a police department team that handles cases of harassment or stalking. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) created the first Threat Management Unit, the Los Angeles Police Department Threat Management Unit, in 1990 after the murder of actress Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer.[1][2][3][4][5] Over the years the TMU has been visited and...
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The Evolution of the Term "Psychopath"
The term “psychopath” was introduced by J.L.A. Kock in his 1891 monograph “Die Psychopathischen Minderwertigkeiten” in his description of “psychopathic inferiorities”.
In 1939, Henderson described psychopaths in his book “Psychopathic States” as individuals afflicted with an illness:
“the term psychopathic state is the name we apply to...
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Main Characteristics of Personality Disorders
Paranoid
a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others
Schizoid
a pervasive pattern of detachment from relationships, including limited expression of emotions
Schizotypal
social and interpersonal deficits, eccentric behaviours that inhibit the development of close relationships
Antisocial
extreme disregard and violation of the rights of others
Borderline
instability in interpersonal...
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