Psychopathy

Advantages of being a psychopath Believe it or not, there are many great advantages to being a psychopath. Who knows maybe somewhere in our deep desires we would like to be a psychopath! Us humans believe psychopaths are dangerous people and they should be separated from the rest of the society but there are many nonviolent psychopaths who tend to have some advantages to society. As much as we believe in equality and the fact that looks should not matter, better-looking people have shown to…

I have always been fascinated by the operations of the human brain, which is why I decided to study Psychology. When I was living in South Africa my major was law, and my minor was Criminology. Having this background and being able to see the difference in America has truly expanded my interest how the mind of a serial killer works. Who would ever guess that the baby born mere seconds ago would grow up to become a serial killer? Did Jeffrey Dahmer’s parents know that he would grow up to cut…

“I’m sorry... I am happier now.” This was the note of John Lutz, a 24 year-old marine veteran who committed suicide on January 12, 2013 after the tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lutz struggled to cope with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He transformed completely after combat, battling mood swings and recoiling from loud noises. Although Lutz had received treatment at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, he failed to heal from PTSD and perceived his only option as suicide.…

mostly concerning a condition he termed autistic psychopathy. Asperger syndrome was named after him. His original diagnosis of Asperger syndrome is controversial. ("Asperger," 2017)All of Asperger’s work was in German which I don’t read so I pulled two articles about him. The first article was that there was no increase in criminal convictions in Asperger’s original cohort. This was an issue because Asperger originally used the term “autistic Psychopathy” to describe his patients leading to…

During class we watched a video on Dr. Fallon a neuroscientist and a professor at the University of California. Over the past years he has been analyzing brains of sociopathic killers and what he finds is what he usually talks about. He looks at how Genes, Biological-epigenetic brain damage and the environment affect someone’s brain. He says “how you end up with a sociopathic killer is when the damage occurs, it is a very precisely timed thing.” Every person he looked who was a serial…

Soon, they unraveled Ted Bundy's dark secret; he was a killer without a conscience - a nightmare come true. Ted Bundy became the world's primary vision of a psychopath (Bell). Psychologist Robert Hale, the foremost expert of psychopathy, has estimated that one percent of the general population are psychopaths. Generally, psychopaths are known to be heartless killers and, therefore, a subject of great fascination because they go against numerous social norms (Cohen). Many known…

Original Orgin Story In Batman: The Animated Series (est; 1992), Paul Dini, the creator of the now lovable Harley Quinn, decided Joker needed a more prominent henchman, or maybe even a henchwoman. The inspiration of the character came from one of Paul Dini's dear friend, Arleen Sorkin, in 'Days of Our Lives' where she dressed up in a jester costume and had the voice and look inspiration he needed to make Harley Quinn. When Harley's design was complete and ready to be put into Bruce Timm's…

When considering whether maternal deprivation in infancy has long-term effects on social and emotional development, we have to first understand attachment is. Attachment can be defined as a “long-enduring, emotionally meaningful tie to a particular individual” (Gross and Rolls, pp!!!!!!, 2008). Bowlby – a key figure in the study of attachment – strongly believed that attachment behaviours provide the evolutionary advantage of protection. He hypothesised that we developed a gene to code for…

The Dark Knight is the story of the infamous “Batman” and his iconic rival the “Joker” in which the two fight for the power over the city. The Joker’s character is described as a “sociopathic, killing clown” because his actions and his scars have such an impact on anyone he crosses. Both roles are classified as incognito. Mysteries consume the ones who watch this film as to what is the actual story behind the scars? Or was the joker actually an unethical hero? And especially the most asked, what…

to show improvement with her situation and when she saw her adoptive parents, she was angry with them, because she thought they left her when she needed them. Her long term adjustment, I believe lead her to have what Bowlby called affectionless psychopathy, which is an inability to show affection or concern for other, depression, and increased…