Psychopathy

Rutter also investigated whether there is a connection between the occurrence of antisocial behavior in boys with early separation experiences due to physical illness and those due to family discord psychiatric problems. Second is the affectionless psychopathy, Bowlby found that 14 of the juvenile thieves which were separated from their mothers were unable to form any kind of relationship or form true affections with others. But it was also proven that not just the bond with the mother is…

There is no substantial examination on homicides committed by women or an assessment giving an explanation of why they chose to murder people. Part of the explanation is attributed to existing literature focusing on justifiable and excusable homicide, or women who kill their abusive partners because they have been battered, fear that their lives are in danger, or are otherwise victimized (Arrigo & Griffin, 2004). Women that commit homicides does not receive hardly any relevance in literature.…

sociopathic, and psychopathic are often interchanged saying, “Psychotics are disconnected from reality, while psychopaths and sociopaths are fully connected; hearing voices instructing them to kill is not a feature of psychopathy or…

context of the safety and social acceptability of genetically modified foods that have not yet been determined (Maccoby, 2004). It shows that they have the courage and willingness to take a risk to transformation, and therefore the traits with psychopathy and narcissism help leaders succeed in their field.…

bipolar disorder, which, having only been discovered forty years prior, would have been unknown and undiagnosed back then. Pairing psychopathy alongside bipolar disorder, believing that Lizzie was not in peaceful state of mind does not seem far-fetched. It is likely that, had Lizzie been evaluated for insanity during her trial, the jury would have acquitted…

Jack the Ripper, The Milwaukee Monster, Zodiac Killer, The Baby Farm Killer, Night Stalker, and The Freeway Killer are all notorious for committing heinous crimes. Their murderous acts and intense media attention has made them infamous. What lies beneath the surface and in the minds of these people are what “normal” people are curious about, what makes a person become so cruel and evil? Are killers born or created? The answers to these questions continue to be studied, however, it is clear…

enemy was an essential skill required for our survival. Similarly, recognizing different facial expressions is also important in our sociability in which we learn what is and is not socially acceptable. It has been theorized that individuals with psychopathy possess a deficit in their perception of these facial expressions. Psychopaths are notably characterized by their callous, manipulative, remorseless, yet strikingly charming behavior. Numerous studies have found that psychopathic individuals…

By psychological nature, psychopaths are predisposed to seek positions of power where they can exert control over many; however, psychopaths, in order to achieve their ends, employ a methodology that relies on deception, manipulation, violence, the creation of unjust social systems, and fundamentally the corruption of morality. It is a great danger, for the moral stability of social systems, to have psychopathic leaders. It is essential, for the permanency of just systems, to have leaders with…

From a long time social scientists have been working to unveil the factors which can provoke someone to indulge in a crime. A lot of factors have been described by researchers which can entice any individual to commit a crime. These factors explain why a person perform a criminal act, but don’t explain why the level of brutality/violence differ in various violent or non-violent crime. We have very little knowledge regarding the behaviour of a criminal which led to the brutality in a crime. We…

When the phrase “serial killer” is brought up, many names come to mind. Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, the list goes on. Sadly, serial killers are a common thing, but the question is posed what creates a serial killer? Is it their past, their upbringing, or is it something genetic? There are many genetic disorders that attribute to violent and aggressive behavior, many of which happen to be hereditary. A great amount of serial killers also has had psychological disorders and…