Think you nailed it on his personality type. Have seen it before many times in the mental health system. The abuse victim-unresolved issues covered up with the obsequious, people pleasing persona, hiding the dark side and hidden unresolved sexual and victim-abuser dynamics. Then he snaps and likely would repeat the same cycle in some way. Unfortunately, the pattern is so ingrained in persons of his type that it is almost impossible to treat successfully beyond a certain age. I don’t even want to think about what is going on in prison, but unfortunately, I already did. Most likely, if his teen years were delved into there would be some kind of acting out showing a similar pattern of abuser-victim dynamics, and then other acting out during adulthood that we don’t know about yet. I don’t really buy the dissociation theory, but these individuals hide the rage behind the people pleasing persona with so much energy that when it comes out it can be pretty intense. Thanks for another great analysis. The crime ones are very interesting. The criminal mind can be fascinating. What most people do not understand, though, is that once the personality is fully formed, it is very unlikely to change. Past predicts future with these individuals.ReplyCancel