Serial Killers
Notorious serial killer from Burlington, Vermont.
Who is "Ted Bundy"?
Aside from substance-related disorders, this is the disorder most linked to adult criminal behavior.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
A famous Madonna song and a Cluster II personality disorder
What is 'Borderline'?
This disorder is characterized by a range of interpersonal problems, marked by extreme discomfort in close relationships; odd, even bizarre, ways of thinking; and behavioral eccentricities.
What is 'Schizotypal Personality Disorder'?
Serial killer thought to have features of Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Who is Jeffery Dahmer?
Childhood qualifier for Antisocial Personality Disorder.
What is "Conduct Disorder"?
Charlize Theron portrayed this female serial killer (thought to have APD) in the film, Monster.
Who is Aileen Wuornos?
This disorder is similar to social anxiety disorder, however, where someone with social anxiety disorder fears social situations, individuals with this disorder fear social relationships.
What is 'Avoidant Personality Disorder'?
Former nurse and an American serial killer who was convicted of four murders and two attempted murders of patients at a medical center in Northampton, Massachusetts. Suspected to have BPD.
Who is Kristen Heather Gilbert?
Individuals with this disorder often engage in attention-getting behaviors and are always “on stage", regardless of the type of attention.
What is "Histrionic Personality Disorder"?
Ariana Grande's ex-fiancé and SNL comedian who came out as having this personality disorder.
Who is 'Pete Davidson', and what is 'Borderline Personality Disorder'?
This Personality Disorder is thought to be connected to a similarly named anxiety disorder, but there is little empirical evidence to support a link between the two.
This infamous cult leader never actually killed anyone, but convinced others to do so. He is known for his ability to target and manipulate vulnerable individuals, especially individuals with features of Dependent Personality Disorder.
Who is Charles Manson?
Individuals with this personality disorder tend to score high on measures of shame and rejection.
What is 'Narcissistic Personality Disorder'?
A disorder often misrepresented as "split personality" in TV and film.
What is 'Dissociative Identity Disorder'?
Individuals with this personality disorder are often critical of weakness and fault in others, particularly at work; are extremely sensitive to the criticism of others. Often bear grudges and blame others for negative life events.
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
Zac Efron played this handsome serial killer, often associated with Antisocial and Narcissistic PDs.
Who is 'Ted Bundy'?
Psychodynamic theorists believe that, as children, people with this disorder experienced unhealthy relationships in which cold parents left them feeling unloved and afraid of abandonment.
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
This actress played Sybil in the classic film, based on a true story of a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Who is 'Sally Field"?
At the cognitive level, theorists identify two maladaptive attitudes as helping to produce and maintain this disorder:
“I am inadequate and helpless to deal with the world”
“I must find a person to provide protection so I can cope”
What is "Dependent Personality Disorder"?