The psychodynamic theory focuses on the theory that psychological problems could be a reason for criminals to commit crimes caused by unconscious conflicts, defences, anger, sexuality, low self-esteem or underdeveloped id/ego.
The Jeffrey Dahmer case is an example looked by different psychiatric though the psychodynamic perspective, where between 1978-1991 seventeen men and boys were sexually assaulted and murdered by Dahmer, who was diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder(SPD), borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). He was sentenced to life in prison in 1992.
This essay will discuss the antecedents of the psychodynamic theory and the different stages of personality, as well as to go through the …show more content…
Family
When Dahmer was ten his mother was diagnosed with anxiety and his parent’s marriage began to fail, in later years they divorced. (Dickson, C. 1992.)
The beginning of his behaviour change
According to his father Lionel Dahmer (1994), JD appeared different from other children. From a very early age JD was noted to have difficulties with appropriate eye gaze behavior, displayed facial expressions devoid of emotional glow, and had a certain motionlessness of his mouth.
Although, Dahmer was considered to be intelligent, he did badly in high school and when he attended college he failed poorly.
Jeffrey Dahmer has always had a really stiff and robotic notion, by the age of 6 Dahmer was a very shy, quiet, antisocial and isolated from society. Dahmer started having sexual fantasies with men at the start of his teen years and at the age of 14/15 he became obsessed with violence. (Hitchmough, J. 2013)
By the time Dahmer because a teen he develop compulsive masturbation. His psychosexual was concerning because of the sexual events he was exposed
The Jeffrey Dahmer case is an example looked by different psychiatric though the psychodynamic perspective, where between 1978-1991 seventeen men and boys were sexually assaulted and murdered by Dahmer, who was diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder(SPD), borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). He was sentenced to life in prison in 1992.
This essay will discuss the antecedents of the psychodynamic theory and the different stages of personality, as well as to go through the …show more content…
Family
When Dahmer was ten his mother was diagnosed with anxiety and his parent’s marriage began to fail, in later years they divorced. (Dickson, C. 1992.)
The beginning of his behaviour change
According to his father Lionel Dahmer (1994), JD appeared different from other children. From a very early age JD was noted to have difficulties with appropriate eye gaze behavior, displayed facial expressions devoid of emotional glow, and had a certain motionlessness of his mouth.
Although, Dahmer was considered to be intelligent, he did badly in high school and when he attended college he failed poorly.
Jeffrey Dahmer has always had a really stiff and robotic notion, by the age of 6 Dahmer was a very shy, quiet, antisocial and isolated from society. Dahmer started having sexual fantasies with men at the start of his teen years and at the age of 14/15 he became obsessed with violence. (Hitchmough, J. 2013)
By the time Dahmer because a teen he develop compulsive masturbation. His psychosexual was concerning because of the sexual events he was exposed