David Kosson Probably only a victim of a psychopath is able to fully understand this post. Those who have never experienced this kind of suffering will likely see nothing more than words. But these are not hollow words. This is a perspective of one survivor; the following text describes only my feelings. It is crucial to remember … Read more
Summary written by Dr. Josanne van Dongen In this study by Garofalo, Neumann, and Velotti (2020), the authors describe the potential role of emotion dysregulation in accounting for part of the well-established associations between psychopathy and aggression. Employing Hare’s (2003) conceptualization of psychopathy and Gratz and Roemer’s (2004) conceptualization of emotion dysregulation, the authors examined … Read more
Written by Alicia Spidel and the Research Committee This article by Lyons and colleagues looks at motivations for using Tinder and their associations with the Dark Tetrad of personality traits. Tinder is a location-based, real-time application that allows people to easily and spontaneously communicate and, if desired, meet up. On-line dating applications, like Tinder, are … Read more
Our Membership Raffle raised $1,239 for the Aftermath Foundation. Thanks to everyone who donated, everyone who donated prizes, and everyone who joined as a new or renewing member. Thanks also to the anonymous donor who matched the first $500 in donations. Your contributions allow us to do the work we are doing. (Congratulations also to … Read more
In honor of Giving Tuesday (Dec. 1, 2020), we will be hosting a RAFFLE to encourage people to join us and to raise funds to continue our mission of providing information and support to those whose lives, health, or careers have been placed at risk or negatively impacted by psychopathy. This year we have an … Read more
Written by Nathalie Gauthier and the Research Committee Ted Bundy is estimated to have sexually assaulted and murdered up to 50 victims, and has also been referred to as an extreme example of a criminal psychopath. He referred to his female victims as objects like “potted plants” and spoke of them as being items to … Read more
