1. CLASS 30

2. Personality Disorders in in DSM-5 DSM-5

3. A Definition A longstanding, maladaptive pattern of inflexible behavior

4. TOP FIVE –Antisocial Personality Disorder –Borderline Personality Disorder –Paranoid Personality Disorder –Narcissistic Personality Disorder –Dependent Personality Disorder

5. Antisocial Personality Disorder  Current DSM label  Necessary to explain career criminals  Especially, cold-blooded killers  DSM always a behavioral definition

6. Debate over the Label  This character was recognized since Greek times Born criminal Moral imbecile Sociopath

7. Psychopathy –Non-specific label –from Hervey Cleckley (1941) -he defined the cluster of traits that are still recognized today (more or less) -this is my preferred term

8. Basic characteristics  Traits –impulsive thrill-seeking –lack of empathy & guilt  Behaviors –early deceitfulness –manipulative –superficial charm –story telling –low suicide rate

9. Destructive outcomes  Repeated criminal activity  Substance abuse  Inability to sustain personal relationships

10. What is the core mechanism?  Shallow affect: –they can’t experience emotional highs or lows that normal people do –explains the entire syndrome

11. Famous case studies

12. Ted Bundy

13. Biography  Seattle, Washington  Intelligent, attractive, articulate  Law student at U Washington

14. Anti-social activity  Serial killer in early eighties  Raped and murdered 12 women from Washington state to Florida

15. More info Executed 1989

16. Christophe Rocancourt

17. With one of his super- model girlfriends

18. Later, modeled for police mug-shot

19. Biography  Raised in France:  Mother a prostitute; father an alcoholic  Violent history in Europe  Adored in North America

20. Character  Charming manipulator  Imposter: –millionaire, movie producer, race-car driver, boxer, etc. –member of Rothschild family –member of Rockefeller family

21. Other criminal behavior  Con artist: –Scammed many victims of their money  Accused of theft, fraud, attempted murder, forgery, etc.  Major crimes in NY, LA, and Vancouver  Long prison term  For more info For more info

22.  Whatever happened  to Rocancourt ?

23. With Naomi Campbell at Cannes film festival

24. ORIGINS OF PSYCHOPATHY?  three categories of theories

25. 1. Biological Perspective  Brain scan shows differences  Frontal lobe abnormality may lead to deficits in planning actions and considering moral implications of actions  congenital causes?  genetic predisposition?  heritability roughly 50 percent

26. 2. Psychological Perspective  Problem with thought processes?

27. Possible Learning Deficit –normal IQ range but don’t acquire anxiety associations –therefore, impaired socialization –they don’t like punishment but are unable to benefit from it

28. 3. Socio-cultural Perspective –Family problems - Lee Robins (1966) divorce, conflict, inconsistent discipline, parental conflicts in parenting style, alcoholic parents –Childhood abuse and neglect – 50 percent greater arrests among those who were neglected, 100 percent greater arrests among those who were physically abused

29. Q: Any Canadian Cases ?

30. A: Plenty

31. Paul Bernardo & Karla Homulka

32.  Paul and Karla  Lethal combination

33. Paul Bernardo  Hamilton, Ontario  University graduate  Successful accountant

34. Karla Homolka  Hamilton, Ontario  University graduate  Veterinary assistant

35. Antisocial activities  Paul had prior girlfriends but abused them  He and Karla had a sado-masochistic sex life  They drugged, raped and murdered three women  Including Karla’s sister  They filmed the activities to watch later  Which one was the worst psychopath?

36. Karla wins  Karla reports Paul to police  Gets special deal – 12 years in prison  Paul gets life in prison – no chance of parole