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Chris Bateman
What about border line personality disorder? The intense anger, lack of impulse control, unstable relationships...
The person who initially discovered the condition was Adolph Stern (German sounding name). There is no genetic testing to determine it and meds do help manage the disorder.
There's a genetic component. It usually starts to emerge in adolescent. It may fit considering his son's behaviour as well.
The person who initially discovered the condition was Adolph Stern (German sounding name). There is no genetic testing to determine it and meds do help manage the disorder.
There's a genetic component. It usually starts to emerge in adolescent. It may fit considering his son's behaviour as well.
Little
The author claims he made the disorder up. So it's not actually a real thing, just inspired by ideas about real things.
Genessa
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Joanne
I have a family member with Aspergers and people with it don't seem violent. The gene that can be detected from tests is what I have heard refered to as the "murderer gene". This storyline appeared in the novel "Defending Jacob" Gene was passed from father to son.
Monica
Not sure if people are still reading this thread but I think it's at least based on Brunner syndrome or the MAOA gene/warrior gene. There's an older answer on here that says something similar too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunner...
This page notes that the "genetic defect" was observed in many members of the same Dutch family as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunner...
This page notes that the "genetic defect" was observed in many members of the same Dutch family as well.
Lindsey
He definitely hints that it's asperger's, saying it sounds like a german name. But there are no tests for asperger's and certainly it couldn't be detected through amniocentesis, and really there aren't medications for it although I suppose aspects of it could be treated with medication.
Having said that, I don't think any mental illness out there can be detected in the way described in the book, but hey, it's non-fiction so not everything can be accurate I guess.
Having said that, I don't think any mental illness out there can be detected in the way described in the book, but hey, it's non-fiction so not everything can be accurate I guess.
Phyllis Meredith
It seems people think he is alluding to Asperger Syndrome. He said he made the condition up, but many readers seem to think it is Asperger Syndrome. I would suggest the author do a little research into autism before he spreads harmful stereotypes around. https://www.autismspeaks.org/types-au...
Asperger’s and Violence
Indeed, psychologists and psychiatrists agree that people with autism or Asperger’s are not more likely to commit violent crimes than members of the general population, but they say in very rare cases, it can happen.
Also, there has not been proven genetic testing or genetic components proved for any of the autism spectrum disorders. There is no medication specifically given to people on the autism spectrum.
Asperger’s and Violence
Indeed, psychologists and psychiatrists agree that people with autism or Asperger’s are not more likely to commit violent crimes than members of the general population, but they say in very rare cases, it can happen.
Also, there has not been proven genetic testing or genetic components proved for any of the autism spectrum disorders. There is no medication specifically given to people on the autism spectrum.
Dorothy
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Noah Rabinovic
I found that this book has really good representations of personality disorders. I saw someone write about how they thought Paul might be Bipolar, and to be completely honest, I agree. I wouldn't have noticed if not for reading that, however, it is now very clear to me, how Paul writes about "No more peaks and troughs" (Koch 194).His symptoms of intense self image protection give me the feeling he might have BPD as well, which would make sense considering the conditions are often comorbid. It also explains how his psychologist asked him whether he has any kids, as bipolar is considered to be the most heritable mental illness. It's clear there is a lot wrong with the Lohman family. The way that Serge behave is very much "holier than thou", he gives off symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Given the genre of the book, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if Koch had chosen to use the characters as representatives of different personality disorders. For example, Babette exhibits symptoms of Histrionic Personality Disorder, and Michel and Rick exhibit symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder. I feel as though the only character in the book doesn't clearly struggle with a personality based condition would be Claire, yet she sort of turns a blind eye to the crumbling health of those around her, which I believe represents the culture of smiling through the pain and leaving mental health issues untreated. This may be a commentary on the societal standard of bottling up mental issues, since they are "inappropriate" to talk with others about, or too "personal".
Sarah
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Tourette's. It's French but all the symptoms match up, along with saying he was a neurologist. The character could have confused the name.
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