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  • Apytele@sh.itjust.worksto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneQueer rule
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    4 days ago

    Yes I have it and also have been working inpatient psych for 10 years. Sociopathy is no longer used because that constellation of symptoms got worked into the cluster b PDs along with psychopathy’s closest modern analogue–antisocial. As I said, it’s also more reflective of the overall understanding of those presentations over time as psychology / psychiatry have evolved, including an understanding of how to treat them. It’s always been very important to me to understand where we’ve come from to better know where we’re going.


  • Apytele@sh.itjust.worksto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneQueer rule
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    5 days ago

    The official linguistic term is “The Euphemism Treadmill” and refers to things like retarded->special needs->intellectually disabled and sociopathy->borderline personality disorder->emotionally unstable personality disorder (although the latter is also somewhat reflective of advancement / evolution in our understanding of the disorder).