explosive sadism
English
Noun
explosive sadism (uncountable)
- (historical, psychiatry) One of the four subtypes of sadistic personality disorder as defined by the American psychiatrist Theodore Millon. Includes features of borderline personality disorder.
Usage notes
- Sadistic personality disorder was introduced in DSM-III-R and removed in DSM-IV. personality disorder not otherwise specified may be used instead.
- These subtypes are not recognized by the DSM-5 or ICD-10.
- Any individual with sadistic personality disorder may exhibit either one of the four somewhat different subtypes.
See also
- spineless sadism
- tyrannical sadism
- enforcing sadism