Knot4u2no
Verified Expert
Actually, for around 10 years, I was a designated mental health expert witness related to competency to stand trial and involuntary commitment.
Russell
Russell
Hi Stilettos, thank you for the compliment but I only worked there 5 months and part-time. I can say I will never work anywhere borderlines are residing. I should have not taken the position but after years of working mental health, I had no idea what I was doing when I agreed. I think when they are put in a residential setting by the county that the degree of their problem must be pretty significant. Most of my years were spent working with the male population. They do not seem to exhibit the hysteria that the females do. It is not readily dx'd in males either.
But most important is how you are doing...I applaud YOU for being the Mom. You most likely have a better handle on this personality and lots of experience. I wish you all the happiness and success around. Keep us informed of your progress.
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Actually, for around 10 years, I was a designated mental health expert witness related to competency to stand trial and involuntary commitment.
Actually, for around 10 years, I was a designated mental health expert witness related to competency to stand trial and involuntary commitment.
Russell
Russell you did prepare the BRACE analysis that everyone is linking to correct? I am trying to confirm that please
That was my understanding so I thank you for clarifying that.Shadowraiths did the introduction and I did the BRACE Character Profile input ratings and the BRACE Character Profile analysis for Casey Anthony. I also responded to Shadowraiths' question in an addendum to the original profile.
I developed the BRACE Character Profile and own all related trademarks and copyrights, so there is no problem in that respect.
Russell
Shadowraiths did the introduction and I did the BRACE Character Profile input ratings and the BRACE Character Profile analysis for Casey Anthony. I also responded to Shadowraiths' question in an addendum to the original profile.
I developed the BRACE Character Profile and own all related trademarks and copyrights, so there is no problem in that respect.
Russell
That is amazing! Is there any possible way they could use that on the prosecution side? You did an incredible job
Russell
Could you please explain the BRACE Character Profile for the less educated or simple folks like me? It is very interesting and I would love to understand it more fully.
thanks
The general structure and rationale for the BRACE Character Profile is detailed in the BRACE Character Profile of Casey. For a more detailed explanation, there is a free manual available through www.crimsonshadows.net in the Repository section under Forensic Tools/BRACE Character Profiling Tools. I will be happy to answer any specific questions, but it is difficult to explain without a specific focus. I could say that it is a profiling technique that compares and contrasts an individual's core characteristics with core characteristics common to basic human nature, but that wouldn't help much.
Russell
Thank you for sharing your work and insights with us here at WS! I think you profiled Casey in September-- I'm wondering if you think your findings would be the same if you profiled her today (you're now able to view hours of video visitation and have access to additional information, etc.-- personally, I think the August 14 visit could offer a lot of insight into Casey's mind.)
Do you think the visits show anything new or different about Casey's profile? Does Casey's behavior during those visits strengthen your confidence in the original profile?
Everything I have learned about Casey since the original profile strengthens my confidence in the original ratings and analysis. I don't think I would change any ratings if I started over.
Russell
I so agree. At first I was horrified and fascinated with Casey, but after Cindy started showing herself I was just blown away.Me too. I gotta say though, Cindy is much more interesting to me. I feel like I get Casey, I don't wonder about what goes on in her head. I'm not "stumped" by her in the least... I don't wonder how she got the way she is, etc etc.
Cindy however... I have lots of questions! I am very curious about her past, her childhood, her life before George and her and George's earlier years together. Though because this case is not about Cindy I would never delve into it. Drives me crazy sometimes though because her brother Rick only lives about 15-20 minutes from me and I don't doubt he'd love to share what he knows!
I so agree. At first I was horrified and fascinated with Casey, but after Cindy started showing herself I was just blown away.
Everything I have learned about Casey since the original profile strengthens my confidence in the original ratings and analysis. I don't think I would change any ratings if I started over. Russell
The general structure and rationale for the BRACE Character Profile is detailed in the BRACE Character Profile of Casey. For a more detailed explanation, there is a free manual available through www.crimsonshadows.net in the Repository section under Forensic Tools/BRACE Character Profiling Tools. I will be happy to answer any specific questions, but it is difficult to explain without a specific focus. I could say that it is a profiling technique that compares and contrasts an individual's core characteristics with core characteristics common to basic human nature, but that wouldn't help much.
Russell
I've never considered her a sociopath. What an easy fix for explaining behaviors that are anti-social. There is a difference between the two, however. A sociopath doesn't care about whether she's caught or not. It's the game. Casey cares a great deal about getting caught lying and stealing and whatever else. Just because she's defiant and in your face when she is caught isn't a matter of sociopathy. It's got everything to do with childish behavior. Someone with a retarded (meant as shortened or not nurtured) personality which calls for her to feel like she has to steal what others have in order to feel like they are, even down to "stealing" their mannerisms and likes and dislikes, means she's suffering a developmental problem.
Left unchecked, Casey has become someone who is very good at blending in and stealing a person blind. She's very good at keeping her friends separate. She's an expert at manipulating her family. But she isn't a sociopath. She's a manipulator, she's a liar, she's a thief. And now she's accused of killing Caylee. All the pictures taken of her with Caylee show a loving relationship. We can pick apart grimaces and facial expressions in some pictures (like the one where she has the T-Rex grin leaning in toward Caylee.......y'all know exactly which one I mean) and decide it is the picture of evil, but it really isn't. There are some videos that disturb me personally, but only because of the lack of interaction of the camera person and Caylee, but frankly we cannot attribute those videos to Casey.
Casey's personality is such that she has NO base personality. She molds herself to the person she's with so that they're exactly alike. The other person cannot reject her if she's just like them, right? That isn't normal thinking. That's co-dependency in its heightened state. Sociopaths are not co-dependent. They don't CARE. Casey cares a great deal about being wanted and loved and part of the group. Whether she took that to the ultimate degree and decided that killing Caylee would help her be a part of that group is definitely a possibility. However, it is not a sign of a sociopath. It is a sign of a very very very bad decision by a very very very stunted young woman. Caylee may very well have died to free up her mother's life. But that does not put Casey into the sociopath category.
TIA for changing your flashy out. I get migraines and I've been avoiding your posts all day! I was gonna keep my mouth shut cause it's my problem not yours, but since I saw your reference to it I figured I'd let you know I do appreciate you removing it!
Verité;3249877 said:Originally posted by Knot4u2no:
I'll have more Brace-specific questions after I finish my study. Meanwhile,
given current history, would you consider an Axis I substance-related condition or require more info? How about GAF?
Could you weigh in on APA & forensic association ethical guidelines for
profiling private citizens (e.g. other members of the Anthony family) without
their informed consent?
So grateful to have your professional explication of such matters.
(see Disclaimer at http://www.braceanalysis.com/clientarea-disclaimer.html ).However, it is important to keep in mind that the BRACE Character Profile only profiles maladaptive characteristics and does not directly address any type clinical qualifiers or diagnoses. The BRACE Character Profile reflects maladaptive patterns --- characteristics of thought, behavior, and motivation --- it does not make clinical diagnoses. There are many potential clinical pathways to any cluster of cognitive-behavioral-existential characteristics.
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Note that Diagnostic Considerations means exactly that ... consider ... and apply clinical and investigative skills. The correlations are indicators, but analysis requires consideration of known facts, other sources of information, and the analysis of each Type (A, B, and C) and each Domain (Cognitive, Behavior, and Existential). The BRACE Character Profile reflects maladaptive patterns --- characteristics of thought, behavior, and motivation --- it is not a psychological or psychiatric test, it is not restricted, and it does not presume to make clinical diagnoses. Again, there are many potential clinical pathways to any cluster of cognitive-behavioral-existential characteristics. That said, it can certainly be used by a clinician as well as a non-clinician to inform decision-making
In the final analysis, the BRACE Character Profile merely puts the image that is in the raters mind into an objective and meaningful format, which can be shared and considered from many different angles, much like a hologram or a virtual reality tour of a house. The bits and pieces of information included in the input ratings are transformed into a virtual persona of the individual in the mind of the rater. This process is certainly affected by the knowledge base for input ratings, the objectivity and critical thinking skills of the rater, and the adherence of the rater to the BRACE Character Profile rating procedures, which are printed on the input form.