Crazy Uncle Milton's Shot Blasting Sploogefest Emporium

[Andy]

She's doing a lousy job of watering that lawn.

[Kermit, B.]

I think definitely a few of those are dead on in describing Milton's behavior.  But if you want to just nitpick at words, I guess I'm done with this argument, because that's annoying.

I'm not nitpicking. "Sociopath" is a specific diagnosis, not a blanket descriptor for every jerk with an attitude problem. Even you genuinelly consider Milton to be a "sociopath", then I guess I'm at a loss for why he would also be an asshole. The behavior would be largely out of his control. Wouldn't that be a reason to be more empathetic toward his plight?

In any event, I didn't intend to be confrontational toward you as we seem to be of the same basic opinion. We both think he's earned his contract. You want him to shut up. I don't really care one way or the other if he shuts up.

My main problem with the Milton issue is the perception that he hasn't earned his contract. It's flawed and been proven untrue, yet it continues to be publicized because people who don't understand player valuation are throwing around HR and RBI totals.

I can certainly agree with you that this argument is stupid. Here's a scantily-clad lass:

Final comments, and then proceed to continue posting more glorious pictures.  A sociopath IS defined as "One who is affected with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior."  What WHO described up there was antisocial behavior and was pretty spot-on when you look at Milton's history.  I think it's totally fair to use that word.  He may not be diagnosed as a sociopath, but that's probably only because he threw a Gatorade cooler at his shrink before he could write it down.  As for empathy, eh.  That's not my thing.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

Um...I too, think Chuck D is nitpicking....

Hmpf. Jon never picked a nitpicker in his life.

[Jon]

Um...I too, think Chuck D is nitpicking....

Hmpf. Jon picked a nitpicker in his life.

Is that missing a word?

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

Um...I too, think Chuck D is nitpicking....

Hmpf. Jon never picked a nitpicker in his life.

Is that missing a word?

No.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

If we're going to go ahead and armchair diagnose Crazy Milton with a severe personality disorder, I think we ought to do our due diligence and consider all the required diagnostic criteria.

From the ICD DCR-10 Kerm linked...

F60 SPECIFIC PERSONALITY DISORDERS

G1. Evidence that the individual's characteristic and enduring patterns of inner experience and behaviour deviate markedly as a whole from the culturally expected and accepted range (or 'norm'). Such deviation must be manifest in more than one of the following areas:

(1) cognition (i.e. ways of perceiving and interpreting things, people and events; forming attitudes and images of self and others);
(2) affectivity (range, intensity and appropriateness of emotional arousaland response);
(3) control over impulses and need gratification;
(4) relating to others and manner of handling interpersonal situations.

G2. The deviation must manifest itself pervasively as behaviour that is inflexible, maladaptive, or otherwise dysfunctional across a broad range of personal and social situations (i.e. not being limited to one specific 'triggering' stimulus or situation).

G3. There is personal distress, or adverse impact on the social environment, or both, clearly attributable to the behaviour referred to under G2.

G4. There must be evidence that the deviation is stable and of long duration, having its onset in late childhood or adolescence.

G5. The deviation cannot be explained as a manifestation or consequence of other adult mental disorders, although episodic or chronic conditions from sections F0 to F7 of this classification may co-exist, or be superimposed on it.

G6. Organic brain disease, injury, or dysfunction must be excluded as possible cause of the deviation (if such organic causation is demonstrable, use category F07).

Comments: The assessment of G1 to G6 above should be based on as many sources of information as possible. Although sometimes it is possible to obtain sufficient evidence from a single interview with the subject, as a general rule it is recommended to have more than one interview with the person and to collect history data from informants or past records

http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/index.htm?gf60.htm+f602

Excludes:  conduct disorders ( F91.- ), emotionally unstable personality disorder ( F60.3 )

Additionally, here's the DSM-IV...

http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/antisocialpd.htm

Diagnostic criteria for 301.7 Antisocial Personality Disorder

A. There is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following:

   (1) failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
   (2) deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
   (3) impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
   (4) irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
   (5) reckless disregard for safety of self or others
   (6) consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations
   (7) lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another

B. The individual is at least age 18 years.

C. There is evidence of Conduct Disorder with onset before age 15 years.

D. The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia or a Manic Episode.

[Gil Gunderson]

If we're going to go ahead and armchair diagnose Crazy Milton with a severe personality disorder, I think we ought to do our due diligence and consider all the required diagnostic criteria.

From the ICD DCR-10 Kerm linked...

F60 SPECIFIC PERSONALITY DISORDERS

G1. Evidence that the individual's characteristic and enduring patterns of inner experience and behaviour deviate markedly as a whole from the culturally expected and accepted range (or 'norm'). Such deviation must be manifest in more than one of the following areas:

(1) cognition (i.e. ways of perceiving and interpreting things, people and events; forming attitudes and images of self and others);
(2) affectivity (range, intensity and appropriateness of emotional arousaland response);
(3) control over impulses and need gratification;
(4) relating to others and manner of handling interpersonal situations.

G2. The deviation must manifest itself pervasively as behaviour that is inflexible, maladaptive, or otherwise dysfunctional across a broad range of personal and social situations (i.e. not being limited to one specific 'triggering' stimulus or situation).

G3. There is personal distress, or adverse impact on the social environment, or both, clearly attributable to the behaviour referred to under G2.

G4. There must be evidence that the deviation is stable and of long duration, having its onset in late childhood or adolescence.

G5. The deviation cannot be explained as a manifestation or consequence of other adult mental disorders, although episodic or chronic conditions from sections F0 to F7 of this classification may co-exist, or be superimposed on it.

G6. Organic brain disease, injury, or dysfunction must be excluded as possible cause of the deviation (if such organic causation is demonstrable, use category F07).

Comments: The assessment of G1 to G6 above should be based on as many sources of information as possible. Although sometimes it is possible to obtain sufficient evidence from a single interview with the subject, as a general rule it is recommended to have more than one interview with the person and to collect history data from informants or past records

http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/index.htm?gf60.htm+f602

Excludes:  conduct disorders ( F91.- ), emotionally unstable personality disorder ( F60.3 )

Additionally, here's the DSM-IV...

http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/antisocialpd.htm

Diagnostic criteria for 301.7 Antisocial Personality Disorder

A. There is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following:

   (1) failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
   (2) deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
   (3) impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
   (4) irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
   (5) reckless disregard for safety of self or others
   (6) consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations
   (7) lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another

B. The individual is at least age 18 years.

C. There is evidence of Conduct Disorder with onset before age 15 years.

D. The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia or a Manic Episode.

Wouldn't more pictures of tits suffice?

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/encopresis.htm

Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places

[fiveouts]

http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/encopresis.htm

Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places

2 Miltons, One Cup?

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/encopresis.htm

Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places

2 Miltons, One Cup?

1 Cat, 1 Liquid Garbage Can

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

Bump.

[oog]

Bump.

FYC?

[CT III]

If we're going to go ahead and armchair diagnose Crazy Milton with a severe personality disorder, I think we ought to do our due diligence and consider all the required diagnostic criteria.

From the ICD DCR-10 Kerm linked...

F60 SPECIFIC PERSONALITY DISORDERS

G1. Evidence that the individual's characteristic and enduring patterns of inner experience and behaviour deviate markedly as a whole from the culturally expected and accepted range (or 'norm'). Such deviation must be manifest in more than one of the following areas:

(1) cognition (i.e. ways of perceiving and interpreting things, people and events; forming attitudes and images of self and others);
(2) affectivity (range, intensity and appropriateness of emotional arousaland response);
(3) control over impulses and need gratification;
(4) relating to others and manner of handling interpersonal situations.

G2. The deviation must manifest itself pervasively as behaviour that is inflexible, maladaptive, or otherwise dysfunctional across a broad range of personal and social situations (i.e. not being limited to one specific 'triggering' stimulus or situation).

G3. There is personal distress, or adverse impact on the social environment, or both, clearly attributable to the behaviour referred to under G2.

G4. There must be evidence that the deviation is stable and of long duration, having its onset in late childhood or adolescence.

G5. The deviation cannot be explained as a manifestation or consequence of other adult mental disorders, although episodic or chronic conditions from sections F0 to F7 of this classification may co-exist, or be superimposed on it.

G6. Organic brain disease, injury, or dysfunction must be excluded as possible cause of the deviation (if such organic causation is demonstrable, use category F07).

Comments: The assessment of G1 to G6 above should be based on as many sources of information as possible. Although sometimes it is possible to obtain sufficient evidence from a single interview with the subject, as a general rule it is recommended to have more than one interview with the person and to collect history data from informants or past records

http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/index.htm?gf60.htm+f602

Excludes:  conduct disorders ( F91.- ), emotionally unstable personality disorder ( F60.3 )

Additionally, here's the DSM-IV...

http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/antisocialpd.htm

Diagnostic criteria for 301.7 Antisocial Personality Disorder

A. There is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following:

   (1) failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
   (2) deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
   (3) impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
   (4) irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
   (5) reckless disregard for safety of self or others
   (6) consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations
   (7) lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another

B. The individual is at least age 18 years.

C. There is evidence of Conduct Disorder with onset before age 15 years.

D. The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia or a Manic Episode.

What the fuck is this quackery?

Look, it's pretty simple, the guy has too many Thetans.  Or perhaps too few.  We really won't know until he's been audited.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

If I may take my analrapist stocking off of my head for a moment and pull on my Introspection Rundown socks... here's a Scientologist:

[Philberto]

If I may take my analrapist stocking off of my head for a moment and pull on my Introspection Rundown socks... here's a Scientologist:

Can I give her my science?