Defense attorneys for Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach at Penn State who is accused of molesting 10 boys, may argue that the man suffers from histrionic personality disorder. So what is it? Lovefraud readers sent links to articles that explain:
What is histrionic personality disorder? on CNN.com.
What is histrionic personality disorder? on Health.Yahoo.net.
I agree, BBE, about sociopaths and pedophiles having overlapping traits. I have had some pretty unhealthy suspicions about why my ex P chose to go into pediatrics instead of any other branch of medicine.
Grace,
“Trauma bond” is the same as Stockholm syndrome.
Here is an EXCELLENT book on it
http://www.amazon.com/Betrayal-Bond-Breaking-Exploitive-Relationships/dp/1558745262/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8mb4&qid=1340423935&sr=1-1&keywords=trauma+bonds
by Patrick Carnes.
It is one I highly recommend to explain why we (victims) have difficulty breaking away from those who have abused us.
I also saw on the news that the Catholic priest was convicted on at least one count for failure to protect the children by moving the pedophiles around.
BTW BBE I think ALL pedophiles are psychopaths….and while all psychopaths may not be pedophiles, psychopaths as a general rule will fark anything that doesn’t run faster than they do. They would fark a snake if some one would hold it still.
I am so glad Sandusky was convicted of so many of the charges….and I DO think his wife had to know SOMETHING or suspect SOMETHING….especially with the son Matt saying he was abused as well. (SURPRISE????) Wonder how many other of the kids were abused. My guess is all the males at least as he seems to like little boys.
I thought this link was interesting.
I have always had a difficult time distinguishing between a psychopath/sociopath. Although I don’t think there is really any difference except for the level of violence and how it is perpetrated. Wanted to share a link I found is all. The last line in the article says these disorders can be treated with therapy and medication so if that is true, and the spath/ppath chooses to NOT take medication and/or do therapy, what then? Then it becomes a CHOICE; right?
Notice the last line in this article…and I would welcome any and all opinions.
Have a nice weekend everyone.
Dupey
http://www.onlineschools.org/what-is/what-is-the-difference-between-a-psychopath-and-a-sociopath/
Dupey,
I think they’re selling something including a cure.
Criminologists can tell by the type of crime committed? Really?
They want money and they’ll sell the moon to get it.
Oxy, I ordered that book. Saw another book entitled, “Almost a Psychopath.” It just came out. Am not going to waste my money on it. I’d read it if I could borrow it from a library to see what it is about, but it sounds like Hazelden cashing in on psychopathy.
Patrick carnes is a respected expert in sexual dysfunction as well as in trauma bonding….easy and understandable to read….no psychobabble from him. I think many of us have been trauma bonded is why we stayed as long as we did and continued to try to “cure” or “fix” the relationships…relation-shits as hens says!
The more we read from reliable sources I think the better we understand both the psychopaths and ourselves. The healing journey I think starts out learning about THEM and becomes LEARNING ABOUT OURSELVES.
Sometimes the picture I see in the MIRROR is not the picture I want to see (I don’t mean about wrinkles either, but the INNER MIRROR) and so I have to adjust my own behavior and thinking to make my picture in the inner mirror better!
I’m a work in progress….and I hope I always continue to be a work in PROGRESS…because when we stop learning I think we “die.”
{{{{{{{Oxy}}}}}}}}
Back_from_the_edge,
I think Grace is right, that link is highly questionable. It’s an online “school”. What kind of school is associated with this particular article? University? College? High School Equivalency programl? Grade School? It doesn’t say.
Even more importantly this article has neither notations to referenced works, nor does it have any references to accredited sources within the article itself.
The website has pages with links to names of universities by state. But nowhere does it list any affiliation with them.
Don’t know where else to go to discuss this except here. I’m crying tears of joy over the Sandusky verdict. I somehow feel vindicated for the covert abuse that I suffered at the hands of my stepfather. I really hope this is a trend – bringing these monsters to justice. I hope it helps the victims have some closure. This restores my faith in the justice system. I’m sure the perp will find all the action he wants in prison. Maybe we will get even luckier and he will commit suicide, thereby saving tax payers thousands for his room and board in prison.
This is a great victory!
Hey Stargazer,
….but for every pedophile convicted there’s a million still out there destroying young spirit’s.
No Sandukey wont find all the action he want’s in prison, he is into little boy’s that have not reached puberty, that he can scare, manipulate and take advantage of. There are only grown men in prison’s ( not his cup of tea ) and I am sure some with broken spirit’s are just waiting to get revenge on the injustice done to them as young boy’s. He is a pedophile, a monster, not necessarily a homosexual man. I have heard nothing of him having relations with older gay men.
I am wonderin what his wife thinks now? Talk about denial.
hens, I was totally being facetious. If he were to enjoy the action he will get in prison, it wouldn’t be much of a punishment, would it? *the thought of him having sex with anyone makes me cringe with repulsion*
And you are right – it’s just the tip of the iceberg. But I like to see the glass as half full, that at least it’s a start.