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What would the concrete mental illness be?
The article hints at it: > [Mindy] Mechanic is an expert on the psychosocial consequences of trauma, with a focus on violence against women, and often provides expert testimony in cases involving “interpersonal violence,” according to her faculty profile on the school’s website.
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One of the more insightful comments a therapist once told me is that “many personality disorders like narcissism and borderline personality disorder are commonly misdiagnosed by the general public as ‘being an asshole’”. That being said I’m dubious that even a diagnose of NPD or similar is a agreed upon defense against criminal charges.
Is that really a misdiagnosis on the part of the general public, or are those terms just medical classifications for what everyone acknowledges is unacceptable behavior? Are they any less of an asshole because some doctor has carefully scrutinized and categorized the exact ways in which they’re an asshole, and why?
Not every asshole reaches the level to warrant a medical diagnosis as a personality disorder. The bar for personality disorders is purposefully set quite high, and usually requires that the symptoms persist over long periods of time. Some people are just plain jerks, other people have personality disorders that predispose them to behaviors and delusions that are harmful to other people.
As far as them being “less of an asshole” because of their diagnosis, I never said or implied that. No medical diagnosis will change the impact of one’s behaviors; knowing that the person who just flamed you is medically a narcissist doesn’t reduce the impact of the flames. It’s best to assess impact completely separate from intent, in my opinion.
That being said, assessing the intention of someone with a personality disorder is really hard (much harder than it is normally with any other person), because people with disorders appear to suffer internally delusions which serve to make their behaviors feel justified, even if the excuses don’t hold a lot of water to a neutral observer. Are they intending to cause harm and justifying it after the fact, or are they disconnected with reality and reacting intensely to events that only occurred in their own heads? I don’t know.
Per usual, I’m no expert, I’ve just done a lot of motivated reading on the subject.
They must be running low on good defensive options. As a non-expert, it kind of looks like the only mental disease she could possibly claim would be some variant of sociopathy, and I don’t think sociopaths get to use their disease as an excuse during criminal trials.
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Quite possibly some sort of personality disorder, e.g. Narcissistic or Antisocial PD. Most ordinary people are unaware of just how devious and manipulative these types can be. It's like two people in one person, a Jekyll and Hyde personality. A public face of kindness and generosity. And ruthless controlling behavior and manipulation in private, often this behavior is compulsive.
One of the more insightful comments a therapist once told me is that “many personality disorders like narcissism and borderline personality disorder are commonly misdiagnosed by the general public as ‘being an asshole’”. That being said I’m dubious that even a diagnose of NPD or similar is a agreed upon defense against criminal charges.
[Update] Double checked the site rules, not sure if mentioning that she might have a PD is against them or not.
It wouldn't surprise me that there are quite a few people out there who want information about such disorders suppressed. But I'm not really sure if that's 100% the case here.
They must be running low on good defensive options. As a non-expert, it kind of looks like the only mental disease she could possibly claim would be some variant of sociopathy, and I don’t think sociopaths get to use their disease as an excuse during criminal trials.
It could also just be decent lawyers throwing everything they can hoping some will stick
If they had a clear, viable strategy they wouldn't be playing the twinkie defense or trying anything that might work.
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One of the more insightful comments a therapist once told me is that “many personality disorders like narcissism and borderline personality disorder are commonly misdiagnosed by the general public as ‘being an asshole’”. That being said I’m dubious that even a diagnose of NPD or similar is a agreed upon defense against criminal charges.
Wow, my comment about how devious people with NPD/APD are just got flagged. Does anyone know why this has happened? Have I broken any of the site rules here? [Update] Double checked the site rules, not sure if mentioning that she might have a PD is against them or not. It wouldn't surprise me that there are quite a few people out there who want information about such disorders suppressed. But I'm not really sure if t…
It's irresponsible and amounts to un-informed gossip that questions who someone is at their core.
Is it just me or does she look like a female Mark Zuckerberg?
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It could also just be decent lawyers throwing everything they can hoping some will stick
That's essentially the same point the parent is making. If they had a clear, viable strategy they wouldn't be playing the twinkie defense or trying anything that might work.
But yeah, they must not have much else available if they’re going for the insanity plea.
Is 'affluenza' an affirmative defense?
Given that he was re arrested two years later for drinking and violating probation, it doesn’t seem like the rehab worked.