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Personality disorders |
Cluster A (odd) |
- Paranoid
- Schizoid
- Schizotypal
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Cluster B (dramatic) |
- Antisocial
- Borderline
- Histrionic
- Narcissistic
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Cluster C (anxious) |
- Avoidant
- Dependent
- Obsessive–compulsive
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Not specified |
- Depressive
- Passive-aggressive
- Sadistic
- Self-defeating
- Psychopathic
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Sadistic personality disorder was a personality disorder diagnosis involving sadism which appeared only in an appendix of the revised third edition of the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R).[1] The later versions of the DSM (DSM-IV, DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5) do not include it, so it is no longer considered a valid diagnostic category.
Contents
- 1 Definition of sadism
- 2 Comorbidity with other personality disorders
- 3 Removal from the DSM
- 4 Subclinical sadism in personality psychology
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Definition of sadism
Sadism involves gaining pleasure from seeing others undergo discomfort or pain. The opponent-process theory explains the way in which individuals not only display, but also take enjoyment in committing sadistic acts.[2][clarification needed] Individuals possessing sadistic personalities display recurrent aggression and cruel behavior.[3][4] Sadism can also include the use of emotional cruelty, purposefully manipulating others through the use of fear, and a preoccupation with violence.[5]
Theodore Millon claimed there were four subtypes of sadists, which he termed Explosive sadism, Tyrannical sadism, Enforcing sadism, and Spineless sadism.[6][7]
Comorbidity with other personality disorders
Sadistic Personality Disorder is often found to occur in unison with other personality disorders. In fact, studies have found that sadistic personality disorder is the personality disorder with the highest level of comorbidity to other types of psychopathologic disorders.[5][dubious – discuss] However, sadism has also been found in patients who do not display other forms of psychopathic disorders.[8] One personality disorder that is often found to occur alongside sadistic personality disorder is conduct disorder, not an adult disorder but one of childhood and adolescence.[5] Studies have found other types of illnesses, such as alcoholism, to have a high rate of comorbidity with sadistic personality disorder.[9]
Because of its high level of comorbidity with other disorders, researchers have had some level of difficulty distinguishing sadistic personality disorder from other forms of personality disorder.[5]
Removal from the DSM
Numerous theorists and clinicians introduced Sadistic Personality Disorder to the DSM in 1987 and it was placed in the DSM-III-R as a way to facilitate further systematic clinical study and research. It was proposed to be included because of adults who possessed sadistic personality traits but were not being labeled, even though their victims were being labeled with a self-defeating personality disorder.[10][page needed] Theorists like Theodore Millon wanted to generate further study on SPD, and so proposed it to the DSM-IV Personality Disorder Work Group, who rejected it.[6]
Subclinical sadism in personality psychology
There is renewed interest in studying sadism as a non-disordered personality trait.[4][11] Everyday sadism joins with subclinical psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism to form the so-called "dark tetrad" of personality.[4][12]
See also
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Evil Genes
- Malignant narcissism
- Psychopathy
- Sadism and masochism
- Schadenfreude
- Self-defeating personality disorder (Masochistic personality disorder)
- Sexual sadism disorder
- Zoosadism
References
- ^ Hucker, Stephen J. Sadistic Personality Disorder
- ^ Reidy, D.E., Zeichner, A., & Seibert, L.A. (2011). Unprovoked aggression: Effects of psychopathic traits and sadism. Journal of Personality, 79(1), 75-100. Retrieved from brary.wiley.com.proxy.bc.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00691.x/full
- ^ http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.bc.edu/science/article/pii/S019188690911275X
- ^ a b c Buckels, E. E.; Jones, D. N.; Paulhus, D. L. (2013). "Behavioral confirmation of everyday sadism". Psychological Science. doi:10.1177/0956797613490749.
- ^ a b c d "Sadistic Personality Disorder and Comorbid Mental Illness in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients". Jaapl.org. 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ a b Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV and Beyond
- ^ Personality Disorders in Modern Life
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.bc.edu/science/article/pii/016517819390077T
- ^ Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology
- ^ O’Meara, A; Davies, J; Hammond, S. (2011). "The psychometric properties and utility of the Short Sadistic Impulse Scale (SSIS)". Psychological Assessment 23 (2): 523–531. doi:10.1037/a0022400.
- ^ Chabrol H., Van Leeuwen, N., Rodgers, R., & Sejourne, N. (2009). Contributions of psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic personality traits to juvenile delinquency. Personality and Individual Differences, 47(7), 734-739.
- Blaney, P. H., Millon, T. (2009). Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Chabrol H., Van Leeuwen, N., Rodgers, R., & Sejourne, N. (2009). Contributions of psychopathic, narcissistic, Machiavellian, and sadistic personality traits to juvenile delinquency. Personality and Individual Differences, 47(7), 734-739. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.bc.edu/science/article/pii/S019188690911275X
- Davis, R., Millon, T. (2000). Personality Disorders in Modern Life. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Livesley, J. (1995). The dsm-iv personality disorders. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=9AqPs9ootqoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA329&dq=sadistic personality disorder&ots=m2I7JMlnTk&sig=XdQKYfYj7ydGJ0EK9qE33LBxdFs
- McCartney, M. (2011, April 21). Understanding sadistic personality disorder . Retrieved from http://www.healthguideinfo.com/other-mood-disorders/p114723/
- Million, T. (1996). Disorders of Personality DSM-IV and Beyond. New York: Wiley-Interscience Publication.
- Myers, W.C., Burket, R.C., & Husted, D.S. (2006). Sadistic personality disorder and comorbid mental illness in adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online, 34(1), 61-71. Retrieved from http://www.jaapl.org/content/34/1/61.full.pdf.html
- Pacana, G. (2011, MARCH 02). Sadists and sadistic personality disorder.
- Reich, J. (1992). Prevalence and characteristics of sadistic personality disorder in an outpatient veterans population. Psychiatry Research, 48, 267-276. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.bc.edu/science/article/pii/016517819390077T/>
External links
- Psychological Profile of Washington, D.C.-Area Sniper provides some excellent theoretical descriptions of the sadistic personality.
- PTypes - Sadistic Personality Disorder
- - Institute for Advanced Studies in Personality & Psychology Trait details & visual reference
- - a page about it
DSM personality disorders
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DSM-III-R only |
- Sadistic
- Self-defeating (masochistic)
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DSM-IV only |
Personality disorder not otherwise specified
Appendix B (proposed) |
- Depressive
- Negativistic (passive-aggressive)
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DSM-5
(Categorical
model) |
Cluster A (odd)
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- Paranoid
- Schizoid
- Schizotypal
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Cluster B (dramatic)
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- Antisocial
- Borderline
- Histrionic
- Narcissistic
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Cluster C (anxious)
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- Avoidant
- Dependent
- Obsessive-compulsive
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DSM-5 |
Alternative hybrid categorical and dimensional model in Section III included to stimulate further research
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Psychopathy
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Contexts |
- In fiction
- In the workplace
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Characteristics |
- Anti-social behaviour
- Bold
- Callous
- Diminished empathy
- Disinhibited
- Grandiose
- Impulsive
- Manipulative
- Pathological lying
- Remorseless
- Superficially charming
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Related topics |
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Conduct disorder
- Dark triad
- Hervey M. Cleckley
- History of psychopathy
- Juvenile delinquency
- Machiavellianism
- Macdonald triad
- Narcissism
- Psychopathic Personality Inventory
- Psychopathy Checklist
- Robert D. Hare
- Sadistic personality disorder
- Sexual sadism disorder
- Sociopathy
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