Geethapriya
INTRODUCTION: Personality is something which involves our behavior, cognition and emotional state . None of us have 100 percent similar personality and the personality we have is possessed by our environmental and biological conditions. Mental health including an healthy personality which is important in all aspects. Personality abnormality can also result in mental illness and to fix it with proper treatment is so important.
This part of writing is to understand and establish idea about the SADISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER. This is a type of personality disorder which described as sadism involves deriving pleasure through others undergoing pain and discomfort.
CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS: Causes of this disorder is unclear and the disorder risk factor includes childhood abuse. Opponent-process theory explains how an individual enjoys the sadistic act. Symptoms include cruelty, purposefully manipulating others through the use of fear and preoccupation violence. Personality traits can change according to subtype of sadistic personality disorder claimed by Theodore million.
COMORBIDITY: High
SUBCLINICAL SADISM IN PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY: Sadism joins with subclinical psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism to form so called “dark tetrad” of personality.
TREATMENT: Cognitive restricting techniques can help an individual to identify and overcome distorted thinking pattern. Antidepressant medications may also be used.
CONCLUSION: Mental illness is treated and recoverable when it is spoken out at right time and reached out for help to right person. Stay alert about yourself and be strong to accept abnormality and correct it with experts.
Reference:
https://archive.is/20130101004151/http://www.forensicpsychiatry.ca/paraphilia/sadPD.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadistic_personality_disorder
https://www.alpfmedical.info/personality-disorders-2/the-sadistic-personality.html
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/conditions/sexual-sadism-disorder
This is the first time I have come across a disorder named sadistic personality disorder, thanking you for putting it forward and spreading awareness. Though the article is very educative, it would have been helpful for the the readers if more information regarding the introduction of the disorder was given and how the life of an individual is who suffer from it.
However, very interesting and keep up the good work!
The media consumption and the rise in negativity (especially due to the pandemic) has raised the level of aggression and hence the manifestation of such issues. It is good to read such articles which clearly describe the symptoms and get a better understanding of such disorders. Would’ve loved some extra information, though the fact that it is already a lesser known disorder exists. Keep up the work!
great information gathered … amazing work done 🙂