The Anatomy Of Violence Summary

of this they may engage in antisocial, even vicious, behavior. Their outburst frequently appear to be motivated by little more than the need for thrills and excitement (Herbert C. Quay, Ph.D, 1965). According to authors of “The Anatomy of Violence”. Adrian Raine and Jill Portnoy, a person diagnosed with psychopathy has a low resting heart rate which creates an unpleasant sensation; consequently that person seeks stimulation to achieve a some level of arousal. An example of this is Beth Thomas from the CBS “Child of Rage” documentary. Beth was a child psychopath who experienced sexual abuse and neglect at the early age of 1 year old. The traumatic events hindered Beth from gaining a conscience, feeling guilt or remorse, and she craved stimulation. To fulfill her need for stimuli, Beth often killed other living creatures for entertainment. Eventually that bored her so she turned to the torture and sexual abuse of her brother for stimulation. …show more content…
An example of “by nurture” is more than likely someone like Beth, who underwent traumatic experiences at a young age and consequently practiced violent activities for stimulation with no remorse, but an example of a psychopath made by nature would be James Fallon. James Fallon is a neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry and human behavior and emeritus professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He was unaware that he was a psychopath, veritably he discovered he had the mental illness during a series of scientific and clinical studies of murderers and patients with psychopathy and schizophrenia; subsequently, he discovered he had the brain imaging pattern and genetic makeup of a full-blown psychopath. (How I Discovered I Was A