Sadistic personality disorder 3722964 224729770 2008-07-10T04:17:06Z 72.177.70.107 /* DSM III-R criteria */ '''Sadistic personality disorder''' is a [[personality disorder]] which only appeared in the revised third edition of the [[American Psychiatric Association]]'s [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]] ([[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders|DSM]]-III-R).<ref name=DSM>Hucker, Stephen J. [http://www.forensicpsychiatry.ca/paraphilia/sadPD.htm Sadistic Personality Disorder]</ref> The current DSM-IV-TR does not include the category. ==DSM III-R criteria== 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 (not merely to achieve some noninterpersonal goal, such as striking someone in order to rob him/her). * [[humiliation|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 ([[Zoosadism|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]]. The behavior has not been directed toward only one person (e.g., spouse, one child) and has not been solely for the purpose of sexual arousal (as in [[Sadism and masochism as medical terms|sexual sadism]]). == See also == * [[Antisocial personality disorder]] * [[Malignant narcissism]] * [[Psychopathy]] * [[Sadism and masochism]] * [[Sadism and masochism as medical terms]] * [[Zoosadism]] == External links == * [http://www.csbsju.edu/uspp/Research/Sniper.html Psychological Profile of Washington, D.C.-Area Sniper] provides some excellent theoretical descriptions of the sadistic personality. * [http://www.ptypes.com/sadisticpd.html PTypes - Sadistic Personality Disorder] * [http://www.millon.net/taxonomy/sadistic.htm - Institute for Advanced Studies in Personality & Psychology] Trait details & visual reference == Notes == <references/> [[Category:Personality disorders]] [[da:Sadisme]] [[de:Sadismus]] [[es:Sadismo]] [[eo:Sadismo]] [[fa:ناهنجاری شخصیتی سادیستی]] [[fr:Sadisme]] [[hr:Sadizam]] [[it:Sadismo]] [[ku:Sadîzm]] [[nl:Sadisme]] [[no:Sadisme]] [[pt:Sadismo]] [[ru:Садизм]] [[simple:Sadism]] [[sk:Sadizmus (lekárstvo)]] [[sl:Sadizem]] [[sr:Садизам]] [[sv:Sexualsadism]] [[uk:Садизм]]