Personality disorders represent a complex and often misunderstood facet of mental health, encompassing a wide array of patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that deviate significantly from societal norms and expectations. These disorders profoundly influence how individuals perceive and interact with the world around them, shaping their relationships, career paths, and overall quality of life. Despite their distinct features, personality disorders frequently coexist with other mental health conditions, such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, or substance use disorders, further complicating diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, the stigma surrounding mental illness, including personality disorders, can hinder individuals from seeking …show more content…
Throughout the series, Joe becomes fixated on individuals whom he perceives as romantic interests, often resorting to intrusive and manipulative methods to insert himself into their lives. His actions include stalking, surveillance, and the manipulation of social media to gather information about his targets. Furthermore, Joe exhibits a willingness to resort to extreme measures in order to eliminate obstacles that stand in the way of his pursuit, leading to instances of violence and even murder of those disrupting his desired relationships. From a psychological standpoint, Joe Goldberg's behavior aligns with characteristics of obsessive love and pathological fixation. His relentless pursuit of romantic partners reflects a deep-seated need for control and validation, stemming from unresolved emotional issues and a distorted perception of intimacy. Joe's actions can be interpreted as a manifestation of underlying psychological pathologies, including narcissism, sociopathy, and an inability to empathize with the experiences and boundaries of others. His distorted belief in his own righteousness and entitlement to possess those he desires is indicative of a personality structure that lacks healthy emotional regulation and moral conscience. DIAGNOSTIC IMPRESSION - 1. NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER DSM-5 301.81 (F60.81) 2. ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER DSM-5 301.7 (F60.2) 1. NPD criteria are created and described in the …show more content…
What is the difference between a '' and a ''? Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having been hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another. • B. The individual must be at least 18 years of age. C. There is evidence of conduct disorder with onset before age 15 years. D. The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of schizophrenia or a manic episode. Antisocial Personality Disorder is another personality disorder often misunderstood yet having substantial impacts on one’s life. This is validated, “Antisocial personality disorder may be one of the most misunderstood mental disorders. It is also often undiagnosed and untreated, according to a recent special report by Donald Black, M.D. in Psychiatric News.1 He referred to it as “psychiatry’s forgotten disorder,” noting that few clinicians diagnose or treat it” (Psychiatry, n.d). B. One significant feature of antisocial personality disorder exhibited by Joe is his disregard for the rights and feelings of others. Throughout the series, he repeatedly violates boundaries, manipulates those around him, and engages in deceitful behavior to achieve his goals. From stalking and surveillance to murder and coercion, Joe demonstrates a blatant disregard for societal norms and ethical principles, viewing people as mere objects to be controlled and manipulated for his own gratification. His ability to charm and manipulate others with calculated precision exemplifies the main
Simons, C. (2001). Antisocial personality disorder in serial killers: The thrill of the kill. The Justice Professional, 14(4), 345-356.
Several hormones such as dopamine and norepinephrine enhance aggressive behavior. A high level of testosterone is also a determining factor of increased aggressive behavior, which is why victims report that their assailant was male in more than 80 percent of all violent personal crimes (Siegel & Worrall, 2013). Aggression is subdivided into two categories: affective and predatory aggression. Affective aggression usually involves high levels of physiological arousal within the individual and takes place when fighting for a mate or social status, such as when a gang uses violence to intimidate other rivals within their neighborhood. Predatory aggression involves low stimulation levels and is done in a methodical manner that involves stalking and meticulous planning. In a study conducted by Barratt, Stanford, Dowdy, Liebman, and Kent (1999), a group of 216 college students were asked to evaluate their own aggressive acts with a self-report survey. The resulting aggressive acts committed were divided into the two categories of impulsive and premeditated aggression. Impulsive aggression was frequently followed by feelings of remorse and confusion after that act was committed, unlike the latter which consisted of dominance and a purpose of social status gain (as cited in Miller, 2014). While some aggressive offenders may have a rational motive to commit a crime, Soutullo, McElroy, & Goldsmith (1998) argue that the act of serial killing consists of compulsions and irresistible impulses (as cited in Miller, 2014). That can be contributed to an impulse control disorder, which according to the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) and the DSM-5 (APA, 2013),
A well-known personality disorder is psychopathy. Psychopathy’s shortened term “psycho” is often used as a slang term to mean crazy. Psychopathy is a real issue caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Psychopathic people have traits “common to some serial murderers, including sensation seeking, a lack of remorse or guilt, impulsivity, the need for control, and predatory behavior. These traits and behaviors are consistent with the psychopathic personality disorder” (Morton). Psychopathic tendencies are most common among killers. Although, “serial killers suffer from a variety of personality disorders, including psychopathy, anti-social personality, and others” (Morton). With psychopathy in a serial killer they feel they have a valid and justifiable reason for killing three or more people. With psychopathic killers feel their motives make their killing okay. Serial killers have “many other motivations for serial murders including anger, thrill, financial gain, and attention seeking” (Morton). A common motive for serial killers is revenge. They feel that someone did them wrong, much like a person who was abused as a child. They feel they have a valid excuse for murdering the person that abused them or substitutes if they find that object of their rage unreachable. Another common motive is simply anger. With anger it is more often than not that they do not have a target. They are just angry and are willing to kill anybody to cope with it. Antisocial personality disorder is often in people who show “a lack of remorse and/or guilt, shallow affect, a lack of empathy, and failure to accept responsibility” (Morton). Antisocial personality disorder is similar to psychopathic personality disorder yet, it remains different. The Behavior Analysis Unit at the Federal Bureau of Investigation stated, “Psychopathy is a personality disorder
Every few years there are disturbing, yet fascinating headlines: “BTK killer: Hiding in plain sight” or “Police discover at least 10 victims at Anthony Sowell's home”; but what would allow an individual to commit the crimes they did? In cases like these there is usually a common link: Antisocial Personality disorder. It is an unknown disorder to most of the population which is why there are so many questions to be answered, the main ones being what is antisocial personality disorder and how does it effect patient and society as a whole? To answer these questions one needs an accurate background picture of the disorder.
The Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) measures twenty-two behavioural characteristics or lack thereof that have been previously identified as the defining characteristics of a psychopath by Cleckley as well as other influential clinicians. Hare measures these characteristics on a three point scale ranging from 0-1. In addition Factors are used to group thematically similar behaviors. For instance, persons prone to boredom, whom share a lack of realistic long term plans, live a parasitic lifestyle and act on impulse, have been grouped together in Factor 1. Factor 2 measures those persons with a lack of remorse of guilt, failure to accept responsibility for own actions, a lack of sincerity/conning, egocentricity, glibness/superficial charm, drug or alcohol abuse which is not the direct cause of the antisocial behaviour, and callousness or lack of empathy. Factor 3 co...
...res of the psychopaths and gives the reader various examples of these individuals playing out these characteristics in everyday life. A widely used checklist is provided so the reader can get a wide spanning view of what is accounted for when scoring a psychopath. This form of research is very important within the deceitfulness of this population; it allows the professional to ignore their words and examine their actions. Hare made it clear that it is not uncommon for there to be an emotional and verbal disconnect from their actions. With virtually no emotional functioning psychopaths feel no remorse for the offenses that they commit and it is very important that we work towards using the opportunities we have to study and assist these populations; not only for them but for ourselves.
Personality, defined by Merriam-Webster, is a set of enduring behavioral and mental traits that distinguish human beings from one another. Therefore, a personality disorder “is a type of mental illness in which you have trouble perceiving and relating to situations and to people—including yourself” (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). In general, someone who suffers from a personality disorder has a long-term pattern of behaviors and emotions that are very different from the society’s view of “normal”.
Antisocial Personality Disorder, also informally known as psychopathy/sociopathy, is a disorder where people elicit manipulative behaviors and lack morals. This includes disregard for rules, violence, superficial charm, promiscuity, a superiority complex, and difficulty forming attachments. This is said to be caused by genetics as well as modeling, or watching other people perform this kind of behavior. 3.3% of Americans are diagnosed with Antisocial Personality disorder. It’s 70% more common in males than females and is seen greatly in
A personality disorder is an unhealthy group of mental illness (Personality Disorders , 2013). These thoughts and behaviors cause a series of problems in a person’s life. The disorder has often been linked to destruction in social, occupational, and an overall functioning of life (Soeteman, Verheul, & Busschbach, 2008).The person has often had problems associating with other people and managing stress (Personality Disorders , 2013). Personality disorders are consistently noted in a person that has obsessive-compulsive disorder (Butcher, 2010).
Individuals who are found to have antisocial personality disorder often exhibit patterns of manipulating or violating the rights of others, lack of regard for the law, lack concern for others, no control over their rage, and they lack guilt for any wrongdoings committed, among other signs. A person with APD will typically have a history of violence, aggressiveness, law-breaking, and deceitfulness dating back to childhood. APD is most common in men than in women. When considering criminal serial killers, people often state that these men they thought they knew were charming, sincere, and the ideal neighbor, but the truth is, it was just a façade masking cruel hatred. Three well-known serial killers that were diagnosed with having antisocial personality disorder are Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and John Wayne
Deceit and manipulation are often associated with this disorder. Those with antisocial personality disorder are impulsive and often feel as though societal regulations do not apply to them. As a result, a wide variety of negative outcomes can be associated with this disorder such as addiction, violent behaviour, murder and imprisonment (Davey, 2008). Seventy-three psychologists from APA Division 42 participated in a study aiming to analyze the personality structure of Ted Bundy (Samuel & Widiger, 2006). The psychologists were provided with information of Bundy’s family life, schooling and crimes. The sample of psychologists was told to classify Bundy’s personality in terms of the American Psychiatric Association’s personality disorder nomenclature. Nearly 96% of the psychologists diagnosed Bundy with antisocial personality
Anti-Social Personality Disorder is a classified personality disorder in which a person, sometimes referred to as a “psychopath”, has a lack of empathy, an increased chance of acting violently towards others, and a complete disregard for authority and punishment. Prevalent features and symptoms include: shallow emotions, irresponsibility, mistrust of others, reckless thrill-seeking, disrespect for the law, prone to lash out with physical violence, harmful impulsiveness, arrogance, manipulative, greedy, lack of kindness or compassion, disrespect for others, and dishonesty (Psychology Today, n.d.). A main factor of this disorder is the inability to process, interpret, and display emotion, even fear. An example is that most criminals with this disorder respond drastically different to their sentencing than normal. They seem relaxed and unable to process it on an emotional level. They are also fully aware of what they are doing, and have no sense of distorted reality, or remorse which classifies them as sane people. They also have neurotransmitter deficiencies in the brain, such as reduced serotonin and dopamine (Freedman & Verdun-Jones, 2010). The overall population of people having this disorder is a small amount, about 3% and higher in prisons and abuse clinics which is around 70%. Also, because of their constant involvement in violence, most people diagnosed with this disorder die by violent means such as suicide and homicide (Internet Mental Health, n.d.).
“Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a long-standing pattern of a disregard for other people’s rights, often crossing the line and violating those rights. It usually begins in childhood or as a teen and continues into their adult lives.” (Staff & Grohol, 2014) Individuals with antisocial personality often display deviant behavior throughout their life and are often classified as different outcast groups in the society such as sociopaths and psychopaths. People with this disorder tend to social predators who befriend individuals and overtime gain their trust and loyalty then cause pain and suffering to these individual’s lives without feeling any form of remorse.
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a mental health diagnosis of someone whom exhibits continued deceitfulness, aggressiveness and irritability, reckless disregard for the safety of others or themselves, lack of remorse, high level of impulsiveness, failure to conform to social norms as well as consistent irresponsibility. For one to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, the individual must exhibit at least three out of the seven signs of antisocial and irresponsible behavior after the age of fifteen (Oltmanns & Emery, 2012). They are extremely egocentric individuals, whom their main goals are derived from power, pleasure or personal gain. People suffering from antisocial personality disorder deal with continued failure to perform responsibilities in their family roles, as well as occupational roles. Violence and conflict is not unusual to them, as well as physical fights. “These people are irritable and aggressive with their spouses and children as well as with people outside of the home. They ...
A personality disorder is persistent, pervasive, and pathological. This disorder can be classified into three different clusters where, each cluster summarizes the overall behavior. Personality disorder can be defined as a person that deviates from the norm in which their inner experiences and maladaptive behavior disrupts their way of seeing, interpreting, behaving, and causes distress and inability to function cognitively, socially, and physically. A personality disorder is very complex to diagnosis and difficult to treat.