Mental Dysfunctions

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Mental Dysfunctions

• Shameless or Blameless?

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Neurosis

• Milder than Psychosis
• Distortions but not a complete break from reality
• Typically Involve and are a Product of Depression
  or
• Defense Mechanisms

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Psychosis

• Psychosis is an Extreme Psychiatric State
• Associated, But not linked to
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia

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Bipolar Disorder

• Form of Mood Disorder
• Manic and Depressive Swings

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Schizophrenia

• Inappropriate Responses
• Bizarre Behavior
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• Divided Mind

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Schizophrenia

• Paranoia
• Hebephrenic
• Catatonia

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John Nash

• A Beautiful Mind

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Psychiatrist Roberto Gil Discusses Schizophrenia
and Recovery

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Personality Theories

• MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
  Inventory)
• CPI ( California Psychological Inventory)

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MMPI
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MMPI

• 556 True/False Questions
• Designed to Distinguish Average People from
  People with Forms of Psychopathic Behavior
• 10 Clinical Scales, three are important for
  distinguishing criminals and delinquents

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MMPI

• Psychopathic Deviate Scale
• Conflict With Authority and Shallow Deviate
  Personal Attachments
• Schizophrenia Scale
• Bizarre Thoughts, Withdrawal from Personal
  Contact
• Hypomania Scale
• Unproductive Hyperactivity

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MMPI used For

• Pre Employment Screening
• Abnormal Behavior Screening
• Identifying Problems
• Diagnosing Problems
• Predicting Trends

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Sociopathy

• Psychopathy
• Sociopathy
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Sociopathy

• 3 of all Men
• 1 of All women

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A Sociopath

• Does not Conform to Lawful Behavior
• Is Often a Chronic Liar
• Lack Remorse
• Does not Plan Ahead
• Disregards the safety or comfort of others
• Tends to be agressive

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Sociopathy

• Often called APD
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Score a Sociopath

• 0 If the Tendency is not there
• 1 Point if the tendency is there but not Obvious
  (Partially Present)
• 2 Points if a Stranger Could Recognize it
  (Obviously Present)

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Score a Sociopath

• Promiscuous sexual behavior
• Many short-term marital relationships
• Criminal versatility

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Score a Sociopath

• Need for stimulation/-proneness to boredom
• Parasitic lifestyle
• Poor behavioral controls
• Early behavioral problems
• Lack of realistic, long-term goals
• Impulsivity
• Irresponsibility
• Juvenile delinquency
• Revocation of conditional release

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Score a Sociopath

• Glibness/superficial charm
• Grandiose sense of self-worth
• Pathological lying
• Conning/manipulative
• Lack of remorse or guilt
• Shallow affect
• Callous/lack of empathy
• Failure to accept responsibility for own actions

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Fictional Sociopaths

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Real Life Sociopaths
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John Wayne Gacy

• Gacy was married, busy in civic organizations and
  entertained in childrens hospitals as a clown.
  He was charged the first time with forcibly
  sodomizing a young boy. Gacy underwent
  psychiatric treatment. He was inprisoned for
  other related charges. What kind of prisoner was
  Gacy?

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John Wayne Gacy

• Gacy was married, busy in civic organizations and
  entertained in childrens hospitals as a clown.
  He was charged the first time with forcibly
  sodomizing a young boy. Gacy underwent
  psychiatric treatment. He was inprisoned for
  other related charges. What kind of prisoner was
  Gacy?

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• Gacy was a model prisoner. He easily made parole
  and was released to society.
• Eventually Executed on May 10, 1994 for 33
  Murders