‘Law Enforcement’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

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Kleptomania and Impulse Control Disorders

Last updated 10th November 2009

Q: I am suffering from a problem I will call a “bad habit.” Whenever I go to a shopping mall, I try to steal something. I have actually stolen some things. I know this is wrong, but I cannot seem to control myself. It’s a real problem, and I don’t like it. So please tell [...]

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He Sees Dead People, But Am I the One Who’s Paranoid?

Last updated 27th October 2009

Q: I have been dating my boyfriend for almost 5 years, but our relationship has been rocky because of his brother, who has some serious mental issues.
I actually met my boyfriend’s brother, who we will call “Bill”, while working in a bar. He became a regular customer, and I knew that he wanted more [...]

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Victimized by Violent Sexual Assault, Then by the Justice System

Last updated 27th October 2009

Q: About two years ago I was violently sexually assaulted by two men who broke into my home in the middle of the night with a gun. I had to wait until this past May for the trial. The DA ended up pleading one of the guys out to 5 years with no mention of [...]

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Aileen Wuornos: “Monster” or Victim?

Last updated 27th October 2009

Q: I am doing a essay on Aileen Wuornos. She was a serial killer who murdered seven of her “Johns.” [Note: The story of Aileen Wuornos is the subject of the Academy Award-Winning Movie Monster, starring Charlize Theron.]
Aileen was raped as a child and claimed that her first victim tried to rape her, and she [...]

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Abusive Father Wants to Scare Me Out of Marrying

Last updated 26th October 2009

Q: I am 28 years old and have an abusive father. He has had anger management issues for as long as I can remember and has been extremely controlling of my mother and me. His outbursts have typically been limited to destruction of physical property, but he has on occasion been physical with my mother [...]

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