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1) Sybil
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This is the amazing story of a woman who lived with 16 different personalities. Here is the true story of Sybil Dorsett, a survivor of terrible childhood abuse who as an adult was a victim of sudden and mysterious blackouts. What happened during those blackouts has made Sybil's experience one of the most famous psychological cases in the world.
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A brilliant, deeply dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psyches -- perhaps because she bears her own invisible scars: Only five years old when she witnessed her parents' deaths in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adopted her. But even as an adult with an accomplished professional life, Grace still has a dark, secret side....
5) Fear Nothing
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" In #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner's latest pulse-pounding thriller, Detective D. D. Warren must face a new fear as a serial killer terrorizes Boston. My name is Dr. Adeline Glen. Due to a genetic condition, I can't feel pain. I never have. I never will. The last thing Boston Detective D. D. Warren remembers is walking the crime scene after dark. Then, a creaking floorboard, a low voice crooning in her ear. She is later told she managed...
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[2002]
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IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
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A science writer specializing in medicine, Fleischman tells how Gage, foreman of a railroad construction gang, survived an iron rod being blasted through his brain in 1848, and how the subsequent study of him contributed to the modern understanding of the central nervous system.
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19th-century Europe, from Turin to Prague to Paris, abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. In Italy, republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. In France, during the Paris Commune, people eat mice, plan bombings and rebellions in the streets, and celebrate Black Masses. Every nation has its own secret service and secret organizations that are plotting against each other, perpetrating conspiracies...
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[2014]
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"Sociopaths can be found in every facet of life: personal relationships, work, school, and family. Most people have been in a relationship or interacted with more than one sociopath in their lifetime, often not recognizing their danger until it was too late. The Sociopath At the Breakfast Table breaks new ground in the field of abusive relationships. It presents an emerging theory about sociopathic interaction: SEAT, or the "Sociopath-Empath-Apath...
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2023.
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"In this book, the author explores how personality disorders rose to prominence in a variety of disciplines and the controversies they have generated. It will consider the variety of ways that personalities have been seen as "disorders" and tied to or separated from other kinds of mental disorders. Relatedly, it will examine how the notion of the "personality disorder" has involved negative moral and cultural evaluations that are more related to social...
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2012.
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Do you know someone who is highly manipulative and full of himself? Or someone who charms the masses yet lacks the ability to connect deeply with those around her?
Grandiosity. Pathological lying. Lack of remorse. Shallowness. Exploitation, perhaps for financial gain. Those are the qualities of "almost psychopaths." They are not the deranged criminals often called psychopaths in the movies. They are spouses, coworkers, bosses, neighbors, and newsmakers...
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[2006], c2005
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Reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people--one in twenty-five--has an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is the complete absence of a conscience. They can do literally anything at all and feel absolutely no guilt, shame or remorse. Teaches you how to identify a sociopath and how to protect yourself from the one who cross your path-- and who may already be wreaking havoc in your life.-- publisher's description.
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2016.
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Individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder engage in chronic devaluation and manipulation of their partners, a psychological and emotional phenomenon known as "narcissistic abuse". In this book, survivors will learn: the red flags of narcissistic behavior and covert manipulation tactics; the motives behind narcissistic abuse and techniques to resist a narcissist's manipulation; why abuse survivors usually stay with a narcissist ; how our own...
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Millions of Americans suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD), a psychiatric condition marked by extreme emotional instability, erratic and self-destructive behavior, and tumultuous relationships. Though it was once thought to be untreatable, today researchers and clinicians know that there is every reason for hope. Dr. Robert Friedel, a leading expert and pioneer in pharmacological treatment for BPD, combines his extensive knowledge and...
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c2009
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Personality disorders: widespread and unpredictable -- What are personality disorders? -- What causes personality disorders? -- Living with personality disorders -- Can personality disorders be controlled? -- New therapies, future hopes. Provides an introduction to personality disorders, discussing diagnosis, causes, treatments, therapies, how people cope with them, and other related topics.
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[2000]
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Provides information about personality disorders such as paranoid, schizoid, antisocial, narcissistic, and obsessive compulsive disorder. A ground breaking series that provides up to date information on the history, causes and effects of, and treatment and therapies for problems affecting the human mind. Each volume is written specifically for young adults, developed in consultation with the American Psychiatric Press. It includes the APP's diagnostic...
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2019
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It's very difficult to identify a psychopath by appearance, as they are often habituated to altering personas in order to appear non-threatening. Hence behavioral and subjective factors are usually used to identify them.
Almost all authors who have written on this topic have their own methods of identifying a psychopathic or sociopathic individual. Robert D. Hare has the most widely accepted list of clinical identifiers, called the Hare Psychopathy...