Over 100 years ago, one of the most infamous genocides was born; his name was Adolf Hitler. He did a crime against humanity which forever changed the course of history. Most did not see what he might become, “When I saw Hitler, none of his remarks during my treatment suggested madness, there was nothing extraordinary about his behaviors” Dr. Richard Weber, Hitler’s doctor (Jones, 1989). However, there are environmental traumas, personalities, and diagnoses of Hitler that resemblance the serial killer.
Environmental trauma The most common factor that affects human brain is the environmental factors. According to Freud, “personality was constructed in the childhood” (Stewart, 2005). To get inside Hitler’s mind, we have to examine his early years and see if there are any traumas present. Both Documentaries confirm that Hitler has an abusive father. His father was a customs officer with a short temper who was often drunk and would physically abuse him. The documentary describes his father as a very sadistic and violent person, “he would beat the dog and at one point he even …show more content…
Involvement of prefrontal cortex is particularly interesting because that is the area where there are the most abnormality differences between the regular person and the serial killer. Which might explain some of the serial killer behavior and where fantasies originated from. The anterior cortex is where the feeling of empathy is generated. People with narcissistic personality usually have a lack of empathy since they usually do not share and co-experience the feeling of other. Occasionally they are not aware of their thoughts, intentions, and desires. They usually involve themselves in bottom-up processing, so they will always feel like they are better than other (Jankowiak-Siuda & Zajkowski, 2013, P.
Environmental trauma The most common factor that affects human brain is the environmental factors. According to Freud, “personality was constructed in the childhood” (Stewart, 2005). To get inside Hitler’s mind, we have to examine his early years and see if there are any traumas present. Both Documentaries confirm that Hitler has an abusive father. His father was a customs officer with a short temper who was often drunk and would physically abuse him. The documentary describes his father as a very sadistic and violent person, “he would beat the dog and at one point he even …show more content…
Involvement of prefrontal cortex is particularly interesting because that is the area where there are the most abnormality differences between the regular person and the serial killer. Which might explain some of the serial killer behavior and where fantasies originated from. The anterior cortex is where the feeling of empathy is generated. People with narcissistic personality usually have a lack of empathy since they usually do not share and co-experience the feeling of other. Occasionally they are not aware of their thoughts, intentions, and desires. They usually involve themselves in bottom-up processing, so they will always feel like they are better than other (Jankowiak-Siuda & Zajkowski, 2013, P.