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    The Role of Psychopathy and Sexuality in a Female Serial Killer INTRODUCTION When you think of serial killers and gender most people will assume that the offender is male. Although not as common‚ female serial killers do exist. The FBI recently reported that of the 70-140 estimated serial killings a year only 5%-10% are committed by women which roughly comes to 4-12 people (Myers‚ 2005). Unlike men who kill for a type of sexual gratification‚ women tend to kill for money and some type of power

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    Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In this essay there will be comparisons and contrasts between the Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. A few comparisons are that both disorders can cause physical and mental symptoms such as restlessness‚ irritability‚ poor concentration‚ worrying‚ and can effect anyone. A few contrasts are that GAD is usually triggered by nothing specific‚ while OCD is triggered by one or a few specific things‚ and OCD

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    college-empire state college OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD): SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT Abnormal Psychology Cleopatra Papathanasiou Fall Semester 2014 There are numerous and different mental illnesses and disorders that affect millions of people around the world. One such disorder‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined as the persistent‚ uncontrollable‚ unwanted and obsessive feelings‚ thoughts or images and compulsive behaviors such as routines or rituals in which individuals

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    should be noted that what one believes does play a significant role in in the processes of abuse and addiction. An individuals world view helps navigate specific learned behaviors and their composit responses‚ it determines along with one ’s genetic make up whether or not an individual will be inclined toward addictive behavior. There are many factors which come into play once the individual makes the choice to use an illicit substance. All three models complement each other; however‚ none has

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    violent or destructive thoughts or urges‚ or cause people to become addicted to them. There might be those who think that video games do in fact make players become antisocial‚ have violent or destructive thoughts or urges‚ or cause people to have the addictive urge to play them. But in actuality they provide social experiences‚ give players a place to create and play in a world of wonder‚ and show the consequences of being needlessly violent. And all of this is given to the player in a variety of worlds

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    Biological Criminal Behavior Biological Criminal Behavior Biology contributes to killers. As people in today ’s society‚ we are constantly being bombarded with the crazy actions that mankind is capable of. We watch the news and hear about murders‚ or even read a book about a mysterious killer. As we go through these pieces of reality‚ one can ’t help but be struck by the thought--what causes a person to act so violently? There have been many studies done to try and find an answer.

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    CASE STUDY #1 1. Provisional Diagnosis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 2. Rationale for the diagnosis: A. Presence of obsession‚ compulsion‚ or both: Obsession: the persistent thoughts of the client and attempts to ignore‚ suppress or neutralize these thoughts‚ impulses‚ or images ---- he feels some foods contain poisonous germs and diseases‚ any personal hygiene would interfere with his studying‚ he believes that the special rituals before eating‚ such as loud hissing‚ coughing‚ would allow the

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    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Daisy Randone The movie Girl Interrupted gives a glimpse into the world of the psychiatric hospitals and their patients in the late 1960’s. Each of the characters exhibit symptoms of various psychological problems‚ while still being personable enough to allow viewers to sympathise with them. At some point in our lives‚ each of us feels as if we are on the outside of society like Susannah‚ or tries to manipulate others like Lisa. We do not‚ however‚ carry it

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    Introduction I. The term psychopathy is being looked at more to characterize juveniles who lack remorse‚ empathy‚ and a sense of morality. a. Research on juvenile psychopathy is rapidly growing. b. Attempts to apply the label psychopathy to juveniles raise several conceptual‚ methodological‚ and practical concerns related to forensic practice and juvenile justice policy. c. Many debate whether psychopathy can or should be applied to juveniles at all. Body I. Even if psychopathy can be identified

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    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is defined as a disorder in which a person has recurrent and unwanted thoughts‚ a need to perform repetitive and rigid actions‚ or both. According to DSM-5‚ a diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is called for when obsessions or compulsions feel excessive or unreasonable‚ cause great distress‚ take up much time‚ and interfere with daily functions (Comer‚ 2015). The obsessions cause intense anxiety‚ while the compulsions prevent or reduce anxiety. Nina’s life revolves

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