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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]