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Sadism is the derivation of pleasure as a result of inflicting pain, or watching pain inflicted, on others. Aspects of it include:


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References & Bibliography[]


Key texts[]

Books[]

  • Bailey, S., & Aulich, L. (1997). Understanding murderous young people. London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Baumeister, R. F. (2002). The Holocaust and the four roots of evil. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Beauregard, E., Proulx, J., & St-Yves, M. (2007). Angry or sadistic: Two types of sexual murderers. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
  • Braun, B. G. (1997). Pharmacological guidelines for sadistically abused patients: From routine to critical issues. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
  • Deleuze, G., & von Sacher-Masoch, L. (1971). Masochism. Brooklyn, NY: Zone Books.
  • Fiester, S. J., & Gay, M. (1995). Sadistic personality disorder. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
  • Fraser, G. A. (1997). The dilemma of ritual abuse: Cautions and guides for therapists. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
  • Galef, D. (2000). Dishing it out: Patterns of women's sadism in literature. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
  • Glasser, M. (1996). Aggression and sadism in the perversions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Glenn, J. (1998). Dora as an adolescent: Sadistic and sadomasochistic fantasies. Mahwah, NJ: Analytic Press.
  • Goodwin, J. M. (1993). Human vectors of trauma: Illustrations from the Marquis de Sade. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
  • Hare, R. D., Cooke, D. J., & Hart, S. D. (1999). Psychopathy and sadistic personality disorder. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Henkin, W. A. (2007). Counseling bisexuals on BDSM lifestyle issues. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
  • Levin, J., & Fox, J. A. (2008). Normalcy in behavioral characteristics of the sadistic serial killer. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
  • Meloy, J. R. (2001). The psychology of wickedness: Psychopathy and sadism. New York, NY: The Analytic Press/Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Morey, L. C., Hopwood, C. J., & Klein, D. N. (2007). Passive-aggressive, depressive, and sadistic personality disorders. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Pallone, N. J. (1996). Sadistic criminal aggression: Perspectives from psychology, criminology, neuroscience. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas Publisher.
  • Rasmussen, P. R. (2005). The Sadistic and Masochistic Prototypes. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Sakheim, D. K. (1996). Clinical aspects of sadistic ritual abuse. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
  • Stone, M. H. (1998). The personalities of murderers: The importance of psychopathy and sadism. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
  • Stone, M. H. (1998). Sadistic personality in murderers. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
  • Turvey, B. E. (2008). Psychopathy and sadism: Interpreting psychopathic and sadistic behavior in the crime scene. San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.
  • Widiger, T. A. (1995). Deletion of self-defeating and sadistic personality disorders. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Papers[]

  • Bailey, S. (1997). Sadistic and violent acts in the young: Child Psychology & Psychiatry Review Vol 2(3) 1997, 92-102.
  • Baumeister, R. F., & Campbell, W. K. (1999). The intrinsic appeal of evil: Sadism, sensational thrills, and threatened egotism: Personality and Social Psychology Review Vol 3(3) 1999, 210-221.
  • Beattie, H. J. (2005). Revenge: Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association Vol 53(2) Spr 2005, 513-524.
  • Berg, T. (1986). Narcissus: Master/slave in the mirror of each other: Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening Vol 23(3) Mar 1986, 152-160.
  • Berger, P., Berner, W., Bolterauer, J., Gutierrez, K., & Berger, K. (1999). Sadistic personality disorder in sex offenders: Relationship to antisocial personality disorder and sexual sadism: Journal of Personality Disorders Vol 13(2) Sum 1999, 175-186.
  • Bergeret, J., & Houser, M. (2002). Sadism... via what it isn't: Revue Francaise de Psychanalyse Vol 66(4) Oct-Dec 2002, 1269-1284.
  • Best, J., & Horiuchi, G. T. (1985). The razor blade in the apple: The social construction of urban legends: Social Problems Vol 32(5) Jun 1985, 488-499.
  • Bradford, J. M. W. (2006). On sexual violence: Current Opinion in Psychiatry Vol 19(5) Sep 2006, 527-532.
  • Breslow, N. (1987). Locus of control, desirability of control, and sadomasochists: Psychological Reports Vol 61(3) Dec 1987, 995-1001.
  • Breslow, N. (1989). Sources of confusion in the study and treatment of sadomasochism: Journal of Social Behavior & Personality Vol 4(3) 1989, 263-274.
  • Bukowski, N. T., & Gehrke, R. (1979). The Rorschach in homicides: PSICO No 16 1979, 5-27.
  • Burridge, T. (2004). Reply to a vampire: Psychodynamic Practice: Individuals, Groups and Organisations Vol 10(2) May 2004, 255-268.
  • Cardoso, M. R. (1998). Sade and the power of the other: Cadernos de Psicanalise - SPCRJ Vol 14(17) 1998, 204-217.
  • Chasseguet-Smirgel, J. (1978). Reflexions on the connexions between perversion and sadism: International Journal of Psycho-Analysis Vol 59(1) 1978, 27-35.
  • Chessick, R. D. (1996). Archaic sadism: Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic Psychiatry Vol 24(4) Win 1996, 605-618.
  • Conrotto, F. (2007). Masochism: From primary libidic position to operator of civilization: Rivista di Psicoanalisi Vol 53(2) Apr-Jun 2007, 309-330.
  • Cupalova, R., Tabarka, K., Starkova, L., & Vachutkova, M. (1988). Psychiatric problems of arson in childhood: Cesko-Slovenska Psychiatrie Vol 84(3) Jun 1988, 186-191.
  • Davidson, M. (1994). Case report : Sadistically motivated offending in an individual with chromosome constitution 47 XXXY: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry Vol 5(1) May 1994, 177-183.
  • Davies, J., & O'Meara, A. (2007). 'I consider myself sadistic': A qualitative analysis of sadistic endorsement in a group of Irish undergraduates: British Journal of Forensic Practice Vol 9(1) Apr 2007, 24-30.
  • de Mijolla-Mellor, S., & Teixeira Marques, S. (2005). Terrorism, barbarity and disorder - Part II: Psicologia Clinica Vol 17(2) 2005, 173-183.
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  • de M'Uzan, M., & Simpson, R. B. (2003). Slaves of quantity: Psychoanalytic Quarterly Vol 72(3) Jul 2003, 711-725.
  • Delescluse, C., & Pham, T. H. (2005). The study assessed the prevalence of TPS and its associations with psychopathy in a population of forensic violent patients in a Belgian security hospital: L'Encephale Vol 31(6) Nov-Dec 2005, 683-691.
  • Devereux, G. (1980). Sadism, superego and the organizational mores: Journal of Psychoanalytic Anthropology Vol 3(4) Fal 1980, 327-333.
  • Drvota, S., & Student, V. (1975). Dangerous sexual aggressors: Ceskoslovenska Psychiatrie Vol 71(1) 1975, 33-37.
  • Fedora, O., Reddon, J. R., Morrison, J. W., Fedora, S. K., & et al. (1992). Sadism and other paraphilias in normal controls and aggressive and nonaggressive sex offenders: Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol 21(1) Feb 1992, 1-15.
  • Ferruta, A. (2001). Aggressivity and sadism in adolescence: Richard e Piggle Vol 9(1) Jan-Apr 2001, 1-10.
  • Fiester, S. J., & Gay, M. (1991). Sadistic personality disorder: A review of data and recommendations for DSM-IV: Journal of Personality Disorders Vol 5(4) Win 1991, 376-385.
  • Filho, C. R. F. (2004). The state of cruelty: Psychoanalytic notes upon Brasil's military regime, 1964- 1984: Percurso Revista de Psicanalise Vol 17(33)[2] 2004, 21-28.
  • Fuller, A. K., Blashfield, R. K., Miller, M., & Hester, T. (1992). Sadistic and self-defeating personality disorder criteria in a rural clinic sample: Journal of Clinical Psychology Vol 48(6) Nov 1992, 827-831.
  • Gagnebin, M. (2001). The outcomes of orality (from Herculaneum to Morandi): Revue Francaise de Psychanalyse Vol 65(5) Dec 2001, 1641-1655.
  • Garnett, E. S., Nahmias, C., Wortzman, G., Langevin, R., & et al. (1988). Positron emission tomography and sexual arousal in a sadist and two controls: Annals of Sex Research Vol 1(3) 1988, 387-399.
  • Geller, J. L. (2005). Review of Goat: A Memoir: Psychiatric Services Vol 56(8) Aug 2005, 1026-1027.
  • Gill, S. (1997). The mutative impact of a transference interpretation with a masochistic male patient exhibiting sexual sadism: A case study: Journal of Analytic Social Work Vol 4(1) 1997, 19-33.
  • Goodwin, J. M. (1993). Sadistic abuse: Definition, recognition, and treatment: Dissociation: Progress in the Dissociative Disorders Vol 6(2-3), Spec Issue Jun-Sep 1993, 181-187.
  • Goodwin, J. M. (1994). Credibility problems in sadistic abuse: Journal of Psychohistory Vol 21(4) Spr 1994, 479-496.
  • Guignard, F. (2002). Drive fusion and the functions of primary sadism: Revue Francaise de Psychanalyse Vol 66(4) Oct-Dec 2002, 1103-1116.
  • Guignard, F. (2005). Intrication of drives and functions of primary sadism: Revista de Psicanalise da SPPA Vol 12(2) Aug 2005, 263-279.
  • Guignard, F., & Bergel, M. (2005). Intrication of drives and functions of primary sadism: Debate: Revista de Psicanalise da SPPA Vol 12(2) Aug 2005, 281-295.
  • Heilbrun, A. B., & Seif, D. T. (1988). Erotic value of female distress in sexually explicit photographs: Journal of Sex Research Vol 24 1988, 47-57.
  • Hekma, G. (2006). Sade, Masculinity, and Sexual Humiliation: Men and Masculinities Vol 9(2) Oct 2006, 236-251.
  • Herron, M. J., & Herron, W. G. (1982). Meanings of sadism and masochism: Psychological Reports Vol 50(1) Feb 1982, 199-202.
  • Holt, S. E., Meloy, J. R., & Strack, S. (1999). Sadism and psychopathy in violent and sexually violent offenders: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Vol 27(1) 1999, 23-32.
  • Howell, E. F. (1996). Dissociation in masochism and psychopathic sadism: Contemporary Psychoanalysis Vol 32(3) Jul 1996, 427-453.
  • Kernberg, O. F. (1983). Paranoid regression, sadistic control, and dishonesty in transference: Revista de Psicoanalisis Vol 40(2) Mar-Apr 1983, 323-328.
  • Klein, H. (1972). Masochism: Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality Vol 6(11) Nov 1972, 32-53.
  • Kulcsar, S. I. (1976). De Sade and Eichmann: Mental Health & Society Vol 3(1-2) 1976, 102-113.
  • Langevin, R., Bain, J., Wortzman, G., Hucker, S., & et al. (1988). Sexual sadism: Brain, blood, and behavior: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol 528 Aug 1988, 163-171.
  • le Soldat, J. (1986). On the problem of sadism and masochism: Psyche: Zeitschrift fur Psychoanalyse und ihre Anwendungen Vol 40(7) Jul 1986, 617-639.
  • Lemma, A. (2005). The many faces of lying: International Journal of Psychoanalysis Vol 86(3) Jun 2005, 737-753.
  • Levin, F. M. (1990). Sadism and masochism in neurosis and symptom formation: Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association Vol 38(3) 1990, 789-804.
  • Lloyd, D. W. (1991). Ritual child abuse: Understanding the controversies: Cultic Studies Journal Vol 8(2) 1991, 122-133.
  • MacCulloch, M., Gray, N., & Watt, A. (2000). Brittain's sadistic murderer syndrome reconsidered: An associative account of the aetiology of sadistic sexual fantasy: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry Vol 11(2) Sep 2000, 401-418.
  • MacCulloch, M. J., Snowden, P. R., Wood, P. J., & Mills, H. E. (1983). Sadistic fantasy, sadistic behaviour and offending: British Journal of Psychiatry Vol 143 Jul 1983, 20-29.
  • Maitra, A. K. (1985). Rorschach signs of aggression, sadism and hostility: Psychological Research Journal Vol 9(1) 1985, 17-23.
  • Meloy, J. R. (1997). The psychology of wickedness: Psychopathy and sadism: Psychiatric Annals Vol 27(9) Sep 1997, 630-633.
  • Murphy, C., & Vess, J. (2003). Subtypes of psychopathy: Proposed differences between narcissistic, borderline, sadistic, and antisocial psychopaths: Psychiatric Quarterly Vol 74(1) Spr 2003, 11-29.
  • Myers, W. C., Burket, R. C., & Husted, D. S. (2006). Sadistic personality disorder and comorbid mental illness in adolescent psychiatric inpatients: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Vol 34(1) 2006, 61-71.
  • Neuwirth, W., & Eher, R. (2003). What differentiates anal rapists from vaginal rapists? : International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Vol 47(4) Aug 2003, 482-488.
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  • Perelberg, R. J., & Alicot, C. (2002). Sadism, melancolia and eroticism: Revue Francaise de Psychanalyse Vol 66(4) Oct-Dec 2002, 1225-1230.
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Additional material[]

Books[]

  • Klein, M. (2004). Infantile anxiety-situations reflected in a work of art and in the creative impulse. London, England: Karnac Books.
  • Zimbardo, P. (2006). Power Turns Good Soldiers into "Bad Apples". New York, NY: Nation Books.

Papers[]

Dissertations[]

  • Andrzejczak, A. (1996). Super-ego and object relational changes in school-age children: A normative study. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
  • Bertsch, J. M. (2003). Intrusiveness of offense in juvenile sexual offenders in relation to levels of hostility, sadism, and antisocial features. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
  • Delia, D. (1999). The Achilles Complex: A paradigm for understanding murderous impulses and their manifestations. (serial murder). Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • Herron, M. J. (1982). The relationship of sexual dominance/submission and gender to sex role identification: Dissertation Abstracts International.
  • Holt, S. E. (1996). The sadistic component of the criminal psychopath. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
  • Kozlowski Nagle, A. M. (2001). Masochism and sadism in dreams: The influence of parental control and recognition of desires. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.
  • Rosenberg, S. L. (1978). A holonic interpretation of aggression, hostility, and sadism: Dissertation Abstracts International.
  • Tangorra, J. P. (2004). An investigation of levels of narcissism, sadism, sociopathy, and aggression within the personality structure of non-incarcerated, psychiatrically hospitalized pedophiles. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering.

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