Definition
Psychopathy is a severe mental illness or disorder, in which is characterized by some, not necessarily all, of the following features: manipulative, shallow emotions and poor impulsivity. Manipulative is when an individual is characterized by unscrupulous control of a situation or another individual. Shallow emotions lack of valuing qualities in a person that is hidden but can be perceived. Poor impulsivity when having no self-control over emotions or behavior. Causes
There’s no exact cause to psychopathy besides the combination of genetics, environmental and interpersonal factors. For example, children of psychopaths are more likely to be psychopaths themselves, genetic influence (Croft,1). The feeling of neglection and abandonment …show more content…
He was reported to have raped and murdered more than 35 women in six states; born November 24,1946. The age of 3 years old Bundy had a fascination with knives which soon became a high interest of his unusual actions. Ted Bundy attended Washington University where he met the love of his life a wealthy long dark hair California girl. After a devastating break up to Bundy he began his murderous rampage, killing and raping every female who show similarities as his ex-lover. Bundy was accepted into a law school in Utah before starting numerous sources stating he started his killing spree around 1974, he graduated in 1972 from Washington University. Awhile after starting law school in Utah he was pulled over by police where they discovered burglary items in his possession, which made police start to link him with more heinous crimes. In 1978 Bundy broke into a sorority house on the campus of Florida State University where he ended up attacking four women but killing two of them from the resident. Less than a month later he kidnapped and killed a twelve year old girl Kimberly Leach which was the last murder of his rampage because he was pulled over by police later that month. He was caught and charged with the murders of the two sorority girls, Bundy left solid evidence by leaving behind after the heinous crime bite marks on the victims. He was sentenced and given the death penalty twice which then he was given another death penalty charge after the death of Kimberly Leach. January 24, 1989 Theodore Bundy was executed by the electric chair but the strangest thing about it; he wanted his ashes to be spread in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, where he reportedly murdered four other
Psychopathy is a severe mental illness or disorder, in which is characterized by some, not necessarily all, of the following features: manipulative, shallow emotions and poor impulsivity. Manipulative is when an individual is characterized by unscrupulous control of a situation or another individual. Shallow emotions lack of valuing qualities in a person that is hidden but can be perceived. Poor impulsivity when having no self-control over emotions or behavior. Causes
There’s no exact cause to psychopathy besides the combination of genetics, environmental and interpersonal factors. For example, children of psychopaths are more likely to be psychopaths themselves, genetic influence (Croft,1). The feeling of neglection and abandonment …show more content…
He was reported to have raped and murdered more than 35 women in six states; born November 24,1946. The age of 3 years old Bundy had a fascination with knives which soon became a high interest of his unusual actions. Ted Bundy attended Washington University where he met the love of his life a wealthy long dark hair California girl. After a devastating break up to Bundy he began his murderous rampage, killing and raping every female who show similarities as his ex-lover. Bundy was accepted into a law school in Utah before starting numerous sources stating he started his killing spree around 1974, he graduated in 1972 from Washington University. Awhile after starting law school in Utah he was pulled over by police where they discovered burglary items in his possession, which made police start to link him with more heinous crimes. In 1978 Bundy broke into a sorority house on the campus of Florida State University where he ended up attacking four women but killing two of them from the resident. Less than a month later he kidnapped and killed a twelve year old girl Kimberly Leach which was the last murder of his rampage because he was pulled over by police later that month. He was caught and charged with the murders of the two sorority girls, Bundy left solid evidence by leaving behind after the heinous crime bite marks on the victims. He was sentenced and given the death penalty twice which then he was given another death penalty charge after the death of Kimberly Leach. January 24, 1989 Theodore Bundy was executed by the electric chair but the strangest thing about it; he wanted his ashes to be spread in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, where he reportedly murdered four other