Tag: Abnormal Psychology
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The Abnormal Psychology of Postpartum Psychosis
While postpartum depression occurs in up to 20% of women who have children, psychotic manifestations are even more rare, and thus much less understood. As most of us know, giving birth to a baby can bring about many changes, including changes in a new mom’s mood and emotions. About 85% of individuals experience some type…
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Abnormal Psychology of Rosemary West
Historically, there’s been a struggle to comprehend the origins of female violence, with research painting female serial killers as reluctant sidekicks or psychotic femme fatales. Most research on serial killers suggest that only male serial killers murder out of sadistic, sexual motivations; and that when paired with a female partner, the woman is usually the…
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Women Who Kill: Gloucester House of Horror
Hello Spooky Season For twenty-five years, Rosemary West appeared as an unassuming British mother. Until a search of the inside of her home revealed a woman involved in brutal incest, beatings, sexual torture and the murder and dismemberment of numerous young women – including her own daughter. Her horrendous doing backed by her husband, established the…
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