Have you ever wondered why we are the way we are or why we think differently from the people around us? Well, many of these characteristics come from our DNA that we inherited from our parents its part of our genetic make-up. Although, there are many things that we inherit from our environment as we grow. Have you ever thought about why the majority of psycho killers have no remorse towards their actions or why they commit these unexplainable tragedies? Psycho killers have an Antisocial Personality Disorder which causes them to become psychotic, but the big question is does this disorder come from nature or nurture? Research reports infancy and childhood is one of the most important stages of development for a human. Vronsky 2004 states “Emotionally,
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John and his siblings were always brutally criticized and abused by there alcoholic father. John seemed to always be a disappointment to his father no matter how much John tried to please his father he always failed. John suffered a lot accepting his sexuality because he knew he was going to be even a bigger disappointment to his father if he knew that he was attractive to men instead of woman. Johns rage and motive for killing began after Johns father died and stated to him that he was a big disappointment to him. John tried to live a normal life he got married to a woman and had children, but that wasn 't enough for John. John started to sexually abuse teen boys which then turned into murdering them after he abused them sexually. John buried the majority of his murders under his own home. After examining the case of John Wayne Gacy I think we can all agree that his psychopathy was due to nurture. I’m sure a portion may have been from nature due to his dad being an alcoholic and having psych issues himself, but everything else was provoked by the trauma he experienced as a child. Research states a judge ordered Gacy to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to see if he was mentally competent to stand trial. He was found to be competent but psychiatrists stated that he was an antisocial personality who would likely not benefit from any known medical treatment. It is possible that if John hadn’t had a horrible traumatic childhood and his dad would have been more accepting he wouldn 't have become the person he did because he wouldn 't have felt ashamed with his
John and his siblings were always brutally criticized and abused by there alcoholic father. John seemed to always be a disappointment to his father no matter how much John tried to please his father he always failed. John suffered a lot accepting his sexuality because he knew he was going to be even a bigger disappointment to his father if he knew that he was attractive to men instead of woman. Johns rage and motive for killing began after Johns father died and stated to him that he was a big disappointment to him. John tried to live a normal life he got married to a woman and had children, but that wasn 't enough for John. John started to sexually abuse teen boys which then turned into murdering them after he abused them sexually. John buried the majority of his murders under his own home. After examining the case of John Wayne Gacy I think we can all agree that his psychopathy was due to nurture. I’m sure a portion may have been from nature due to his dad being an alcoholic and having psych issues himself, but everything else was provoked by the trauma he experienced as a child. Research states a judge ordered Gacy to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to see if he was mentally competent to stand trial. He was found to be competent but psychiatrists stated that he was an antisocial personality who would likely not benefit from any known medical treatment. It is possible that if John hadn’t had a horrible traumatic childhood and his dad would have been more accepting he wouldn 't have become the person he did because he wouldn 't have felt ashamed with his