SADISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

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N., Pam M.S.
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Personality disorder which is marked by a pervasive pattern of cruel, demeaning, and aggressive behavior. Satisfaction is gained in intimidating, coercing, humiliating, and inflicting pain and suffering on others. These individuals are often cruel, merciless, and reckless.

SADISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER: "His cruelty revealed his sadistic personality disorder."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
  2. STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM-IV AXIS PERSONALITY DISORDERS (SCID-LL)
  3. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
  4. PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (PDDNOS)
  5. SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
  6. AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER
  7. ATYPICAL, MIXED, OR OTHER PERSONALITY DISORDER
  8. AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER
  9. PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
  10. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN DSM-IV-TR,
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SADISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sadistic-personality-disorder/ (accessed April 9, 2020).
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