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personality disorder that makes them who they are. In 1835, physician Dr.
James Cowles Prichard proposed the term moral insanity to describe these
individuals who, although not technically insane by today’s standards, had
very significant and distinguishing differences in their attitudes and the way
they behaved when it came to morality, ethics, and their emotional reactions
or responses to certain situations. Yet, despite these obvious differences
when compared to other individuals, those classified under moral insanity
showed very little social or emotional distress over their behavior.
These individuals who suffered from a personality disorder of some sort
had a long history of emotional, personality, relationship and behavioral
difficulties that were very significantly different from that of their families
or even culture. The behavior patterns exhibited were dysfunctional and
intruded into just about every aspect of their life, which created problems in
their emotional and personal ability to function, which likely contributes to
their manipulative tendencies. Among the personality types that are more
like to resort to manipulation include:
