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Originally Posted by jp4m2  I found this blog written by a Dr. Kristina Randle. She has some interesting articles about this trial.
This article looks at Jodi and her personal diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder (essentially, a sociopath). She didn't feel the narcissistic diagnosis completely fits Jodi, this is part of the explanation........ "There is no mention in the DSM-IV-TR, of them lying, deceiving, killing, being violent or aggressive"
If you skip to page 6 this is where she starts her analysis..... Mental Health and Criminal Justice
This is her blog with many more articles, there's a tab labeled "Jodi Arias" at the top..... Mental Health and Criminal Justice |
No doubt of this, you can have several of the disorders and combinations, people seldom fit one disorder perfectly, it just explains how people can behave the way they do and still be considered sane.
Concerning antisocial personality disorder, these people usually have more trouble with the law than Jodi has previously had. I also don’t see the complete disregard for laws; I think Jodi wanted to be seen as “sweeter” and nicer than the average person. So many people say she wouldn’t kill a fly she took bugs out of water so they wouldn’t drown or something like that. The girls in jail say she’s always ready to help someone, she’s so kind. I think narcissistic fits in many ways, she really believed herself to be so smart she didn’t question her planning as anything less than brilliant and fool proof.
The article you linked is interesting, she says, "She lies with the greatest of sincerity." This is such an important point, it's not just the fact she lies, but the way she lies, how many normal people could do that? I wish Dr. Randle could have talked about oppositional defiant disorder and how it relates to Jodi, but I still believe that some of this isn't one or the other but a blend. She totally discounts borderline personality disorder, but Jodi does so much that reminds me of it. Dressing like her attorney, and changing her personality to fit what someone else seems to want. She doesn't seem to have a clear sense of self. I'm anxious to see what the personality tests indicate. Anyway, it's an excellant article, I'm going to have to read it several times.
By the way, here's an easy to find link to the second article:
Jodi Arias Essays | Mental Health & Criminal Justice