I Hope My Surgeon Is A Psychopath: Imagine yourself lying in the operating theatre‚ the bright lights over head dazzling you. As the anaesthetist asks you to count down from ten what’s your last thought? Would it be “I hope the surgeon is a psychopath" ? Is a psychopath a bloodthirsty serial killer who is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison? No! A psychopath as defined as “a personality disorder characterized by enduring antisocial behavior‚ diminished empathy and remorse‚ and disinhibited
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Psychopathy Psychopathy is a personality disorder that affect a person’s social skills in a very dangerous way. The world has coined the term ‘Psychopath’ to refer to those who suffer it. Psychopaths have affected the world in many ways. Sadly‚ few of these “ways” were positive. I wish to take a deeper look at Psychopathy by looking at what psychopathy really is‚ the definition of empathy‚ famous psychopaths and what they were capable of‚ the biology of a psychopath’s brain‚ and how they’re dramatized
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Psychopathy : a curse or a blessing? Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by antisocial behavior and a lack of empathy. Psychopaths are thus insensitive to the feelings of others‚ which is often accompanied by fearlessness and impulsiveness. Some become violent offenders‚ and some don’t. The latter are those who learned to control the impulses and create a mask of charm. These ‘functional psychopaths’ often attain desirable positions such as CEO‚ lawyer and surgeon thanks to
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Kelly Owens SOC 210 Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency March 20‚ 2014 Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency This is a very interesting article in its root as it tries to get to the bottom of the cause of juvenile delinquency. The article touches on four perspectives: family‚ personal reason‚ peer group influence‚ and society. Family: Economics Let’s first start with economic factor. The author is basically just giving you a common sense fact that by being poor you are the more
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Remembering the hard times before Netflix is extremely difficult and many may not even recall the horrifying tragedy that was waiting an entire week until the next episode comes out. Only 90’s kids will remember how difficult it was to wait 6 months after the intense cliffhanger of one season to the exciting premier of the next. In 1997‚ Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded a company that would soon change the way movies and television shows are watched. Over 86 million people are subscribed to
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The major problem facing in the juvenile justice system today is status offense. Researchers Kendall and Hawke (2007) study that each year thousands of youth enter or at risk of entering the delinquency and criminal systems because of noncriminal misbehavior. Commonly referred as status offenses (Kendall & Hawke‚ 2007). Status offense is an act illegal only for children‚ however status offense can have similar effects on adults. The common status offenses are truancy‚ running away from home‚ disobeying
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In 1921 the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court came into existence through the Louisiana Constitution. When the Juvenile Court was first established it started with one Judge but with an increase in juvenile crimes‚ the city chose to increase the number of judges in the courts. As of today there are a total of five judges that handle juvenile cases. Four of the judges primarily deal with adjudication. Adjudication is defined by the act of the court making an order or judgment. The fifth judge deals with
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I want you to know the truth behind status offenses. Status offenses are acts considered criminal only when committed by a juvenile (Muscari‚ 2010). These restrictions are incorporated to minors to promote school attendance‚ return home at a safe hour or avoid use and addiction of nicotine‚ alcohol‚ or illegal drugs. The consequences of being charged with a status offense range from deferred adjudication‚ probation‚ or boarding at a state school or other facility. I bring this to attention to discuss
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Outcast‚ outsiders‚ and misfits are members that are different from a group of people. They are put separate from others and abandoned to be on their own. Misfits are the greatest cause of abandonment and bullying. Because someone is different‚ they are seen through different eyes and discriminated against. Many times misfits are forced over the edge of good judgment and make poor decisions that cause others to see misfits as “weird” or “strange.” This puts them into stereotypes in which they can
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Sociopaths Ever wonder what it was like to be inside a disturbed individual’s head and find out what makes him/her tick? To find out how him/her got to be that way and what him/her inner most thoughts and dark secrets are? The people who look just like a neighbor‚ a parent‚ or a friend‚ may possibly be what doctors might call a Sociopath. He/ she are very complex and secretive that to the untrained eye‚ he/she seems to be in a perfect state of mind; when really he/she is screaming from the
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