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The Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R) is a tool to assess psychopathy in individuals, based on 20 personality traits and behaviors. It is used for clinical, legal, or research purposes and has two factors: interpersonal and affective deficits, and antisocial lifestyle.
The Macdonald triad (also known as the triad of sociopathy or the homicidal triad) is a set of three factors, the presence of any two of which are considered to be predictive of, or associated with, violent tendencies, particularly with relation to serial offenses.
Psychology Today is a bimonthly magazine and a website that covers all aspects of human behavior and mental health. It features expert articles, blogs, therapist directory, and research reports on topics such as personality, intelligence, addiction, and politics.
Psychoanalytic criminology is a method of studying crime and criminal behaviour that draws from Freudian psychoanalysis.This school of thought examines personality and the psyche (particularly the unconscious) for motive in crime. [1]
Maladjustment is the inability to react successfully and satisfactorily to the demands of one's environment. It can be intrinsic or extrinsic, and it can affect one's development, interpersonal relationships, and academic performance. Learn about the causes, characteristics, and negative effects of maladjustment.
Crazy, Not Insane is a 2020 documentary film by Alex Gibney about the psychology of murders. It features the research of psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis and interviews with serial killers such as Ted Bundy.
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is a mental condition characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. DID is often associated with childhood trauma and has a history of controversy and debate in the field of psychiatry.
A Soviet serial killer who operated in the late 70s and early 80s, the Rostov Ripper experienced erectile dysfunction his entire life until he murdered his first victim, 9 year old Yelena Zakotnova. Afterwards, he was able to achieve erection and orgasm, but only upon the stabbing and slashing of women and children to death.