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The Darker side of the Dark Tetrad: Sadism versus Violence

Aug 17 2024

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The Darker side of the Dark Tetrad: Sadism versus Violence

In 1886, the sexologist Kraft-Ebbing treated the Marquis de Sade’s work as a compendium of sexual pathologies and gave the term ‘sadism’ its clinical definition. The Marquis de Sade Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (1740 – 1814) was an 18th century French nobleman and author, who wrote several books when he was imprisoned for […]

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DR. MICKI PISTORIUS

Psychologist, Author & Profiler

After earning my BA, I worked for eight years in print and television journalism. Then, I was accepted into the University of Pretoria’s psychology program, where I earned a doctorate and became a psychological profiler for the South African Police Service. After resigning from that position, I returned to journalism, writing and producing documentaries before opening my own psychology practice. I continued lecturing internationally and authored seven books, including the bestseller Catch Me a Killer. In 2010, I pursued an Honours degree in Biblical Archaeology…

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