PPT-Understanding the Violent Personality Factors, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy,

Scott A Johnson MA Licensed Psychologist scottforensicconsultationorg 6122693628 This PowerPoint is copyrighted Do not duplicate without permission The accompanying handout contains the references . whAT. YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HUMANS WAS NOT TRUE... Conceptualizing Psychopathy. Insanity . without delirium. . (Philippe . Pinel. ). Behaviour w/o remorselessness. The Mask of Sanity. . (Hervey . Cleckley. By Mary B. Knutson, RN, MS, FCP. A Definition of Intimacy. A satisfying closeness resulting from positive interpersonal relationships . Individuals keep separate identities. Includes sensitivity to other person’s needs. Psychopathy and Homicide Psychopathy, Homicide, and the Courts: In his comedy, , William Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" (Moston, 1998). In refer A Closer Look at Psychological Disorders. Personality Disorders. Personality disorders are a class of disorders marked by extreme, long-standing, inflexible personality traits that cause subjective distress or impaired social and occupational functioning. They are not so much severe mental disorders as dysfunctional styles of living.. Pia. Torres and Kristine Tran. Period 5. Vignette. Diana Miller, 25, entered a long-term treatment unit of a psychiatric hospital after a serious suicide attempt. Diana had been a sociable child until she turned 12. She became demanding sullen, rebellious, shifting from a giddy euphoria to tearfulness and depression. She became promiscuous, abused marijuana and hallucinogens and ran away at 15 with a boy. She craved excitement and would get drunk and dance wildly, and left with strange men. When she was 17, she made her first suicide attempt by cutting her wrist severely. She was obsessed with calories and with the need to have her food cut into particular shapes and arranged on her plate in a particular manner. If her parents didn’t do this she would have tantrums. She never had female friends and she has often been “eaten alive” with boredom. She languished at home, grew more depressed and agoraphobic and escalated her valium use. . S. Doug Lemon, Psy.D., Chief Psychologist, USP McCreary. The . views expressed in written conference materials or by this speaker do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Federal Bureau of Prisons; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.. Unit 1 – Making sense of other people. Topic 3 – Development of personality. Lesson objectives. By the end of the lesson you will be able to:. Describe the biological causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder.. Characteristics. Paranoid. Suspiciousness and distrust about others’ motives. Schizoid. Detachment from social relationships. schitzotypal. Acute discomfort in close relationships, eccentricities of behavior. UPDATE. PPA CE AND ETHICS CONFERENCE. Harrisburg, PA. March 31, 2011. Bruce E. . Mapes. , Ph.D.. PO Box 1028. Exton, PA 19341. 610-696-8740. maroje@hotmail.com. The frustrated judge asked …. “How can two competent and respected PhD psychologists review the same data and reach two diametrically opposed opinions?”. National Instituteof Mental HealthWhat are the signs and symptoms People with borderline personality disorder may experience mood swings and may display uncertainty about how they see themselves and t Maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits. Extremes on either end of specific trait dimensions can be associated with disorders.. An enduring pattern of experience and behavior that differs greatly from society’s expectations. People with personality disorders have . formed peculiar and unpleasant personality patterns. . For example, some are very secretive, some very self-centered and selfish, some suspicious all the time. . [Class and Section Number]. Today’s Learning Objectives. Learn about . Cleckley’s. classic account of psychopathy, presented in his book The Mask of Sanity, along with other historic conceptions.. D. isorder. Debashree. . Sinha. Antisocial . personality disorder describes an ingrained pattern of behaviour in which individuals consistently disregard and violate the rights of others around them. The disorder is best understood within the context of the broader category of personality disorders. A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of personal experience and behaviour that deviates noticeably from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to personal distress or impairment..