Psychopathy

Introduction In this paper, I will discuss positivist, biological, as well as psychological theories providing a comparison as well as contrast for each. Discussion The use of positivist theories emerged with the American, French, as well as the Industrial Revolutions prompting tremendous social changes throughout the world (Bohm & Vogel, 2011). In 1820, the term positivism was attributed to Auguste Comte during his works with Saint-Simon while developing their works of physical sciences in…

misconception that he could not be charged with murder if the police did not find a body. In terms of psychological red flags, there isn’t much that can be pointed from documentation. Not much is known about Joe Ball’s mental state of mind. However, psychopathy and an alarming lack of emotion are evident from his…

The recent devastation of South Australia as a result of heavy rainfall and flooding was highlighted on Channel 9 News. The high-stress that is generated by such events can help to identify an individual’s ability to be resilient in the face of adversity. Resilience in psychology refers to the capacity of an individual to endure adverse stress while maintaining a functioning physical and psychological state (Wu et al., 2013). Resilient individuals are able to adapt to stressful triggers and cope…

than the other is one for the debate club. Which method provides a more exceptional child than the other? Which approach decides if a child will be kind, caring, and conscientious or which approach causes a child to become narcissistic, develop psychopathy or become a sociopath? Are the various methods able to determine lifelong effects? How does the Bible help with raising children and where do each of these parenting methods appear in the Bible? In the 1960’s, Diana Baumrind developed three…

Biological theories originally attempted to differentiate among individuals on the basis of certain innate physical traits or characteristics these being influenced by genetic or hereditary characteristics. This was one of Lombroso's largest, and most disproved theories, that individuals with more primitive appearances such as broader foreheads or more prominent chins, similar to neanderthals. More popular today though are biological traits that have the greatest effect on neurological traits…

Taking a look at the habit of fingernail biting with what are possible causes and treatments available. Reading studies that use a diverse type of subjects from children to young adults. The causes are varied from nerves and anxiety to even boredom. It is valuable to know that punishment does not cure the behavior. It may seem that punishment will temporarily curb the behavior, but in fact any type of ridicule or punishment can do more harm to the person than the habit of nail biting itself.…

killings? However, if it is not a corrupt officer who committed the acts, then who could it be and what theory would this change to? If, by some chance, the true culprit is someone completely different, it seems that the theory would change to Psychopathy as it doesn’t really make sense why anyone would kill them. Even for the police, it doesn’t make sense why they would…

Brograad states in “The Making of a Serial Killer” that when murderers and psychopaths are tested the “Brain scans revealed that psychopathy in criminals was associated with decreased connectivity between the amygdala,” which the amygdala is the center for controlling emotions. This translates into why murderers or psychopaths do not feel negative emotion or guilty when committing such…

A fourteen-year-old female juvenile, living in Illinois, was in an altercation with the Intended Target over a former boyfriend. Unfortunately, the altercation left the Intended Target’s friend, the Victim also fourteen, dead. Two weeks prior to the incident, the Offender was jumped and beat up by a group of girls that included both Victim and Intended Target. Intended Target threatened Offender the day of the event with a message indicating she was going to die. In preparation of retaliation…

talked in the article about how it is more likely to have the chemical imbalance, and serotonin levels that would drive the serial killer type behaviors. We all know that there is a very clear difference between psychopaths and people interested in psychopathy. There is a clear difference in the most basic behaviors of either the psycho or the seemingly regular individual. In an agreeing article covering types and subtypes of serial killers called (Serial Killers: Subtypes, patterns, and…