Thursday, June 12, 2008

Sadistic Personality Disorder

[Wikipedia] Sadistic personality disorder is a pervasive pattern of cruel, demeaning, and aggressive behavior, beginning by early adulthood, as indicated by the repeated occurrence of at least four of the following:
  • Has used physical cruelty or violence for the purpose of establishing dominance in a relationship.
  • Humiliates or demeans people in the presence of others.
  • Has treated or disciplined someone under his/her control unusually harshly.
  • Is amused by, or takes pleasure in, the psychological or physical suffering of others (including animals).
  • Has lied for the purpose of harming or inflicting pain on others (not merely to achieve some other goal).
  • Gets other people to do what he/she wants by frightening them (through intimidation or even terror).
  • Restricts the autonomy of people with whom he or she has a close relationship, e.g., will not let spouse leave the house unaccompanied or permit teenage daughter to attend social functions.
  • Is fascinated by violence, weapons, injury, or torture.

Do you suffer from SPD?

2 comments:

Unknown said...

me me me!!!!

seti's roommate said...

my dear, u gotto be guilty of at least 4 conditions b4 u can qualify for SPD lor ... the way I see it, u r only hitting the last one! kakaka