old psychological theory‚ Nature vs. Nurture. Are people born predisposed for violence? Is there something genetically different about serial killers and murderers? Can their behavior be explained by a difference in their very make-up? Or are they made violent by seeing violence‚ having un-supportive and demanding parents‚ being mentally‚ sexually‚ and physically abused? Nature vs. nurture is one of the most sought after answers in the field of psychology and may never be “answered” but can be “understood”
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Edmund Kemper was one of the most gruesome serial killers in American history. He was born on December 18‚ 1948 in Burbank‚ California. At a young age Kemper was already showing signs of sociopathic behavior‚ he would torture animals and killed 2 of the family’s cats. Kemper had two near death experiences when his sister pushed him in front of a train that nearly ran him over another sister had pushed him at the deep end of a swimming pool nearly drowning him. Being traumatized and showing signs
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But psychopathy mostly is caused by abuse or neglect from parents and also genetics. Certain genes can inhibit the chemicals that are responsible for “happy” emotions and make you more susceptible to becoming a psychopath. But we don’t blame the person who inherited a medical condition for an illness‚ we blame the condition itself. Nor do we blame the
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Serial Killers – Are They Born Bad? Throughout history and in the modern world serial killers have been committing murders and creating a sense of fear and horror. In order to answer the question‚ whether serial killers are born bad or become one because of external environment‚ it is necessary that one defines what a serial killer is. A serial killer is a person who unlawfully murders two or more persons in separate events (Giannangelo‚ pg. 5). What distinguishes a serial killer from a murderer
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A person who is classified as a serial killer has to have killed 3 or more people with a cooling period of about 30 days between each murder. (Ronald M. Homes‚ 1998) The people involved in these events are the killers and the victims‚ whether the killer is murdering people he or she knows and for a specific reason‚ but sometimes the killer doesn’t know the victims and is just killing them out of pleasure. Serial killers have been around since time began but they have different from then and now.
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Serial Killers Are Made Not Born. One who kills another is called a murderer‚ but one that kills many for no specific reason and often have the same pattern of behaviour are serial killers. Serial killers are psychologically disturbed and often become killers because of being harassed‚ assaulted‚ punished‚ etc. Genetics does not shape a serial killer but it rather plays a small role. Serial killers are psychologically disturbed people who learn behaviours and emotions based on their environmental
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Robert Cowell‚ better known to the world as Ted Bundy‚ was a serial killer in the United States during the 20th century. It is unknown exactly the number of victims Ted had during his killing spree but himself has been quoted as admitting to at least 30 murders crossing seven different states. Authorities ae under the assumption that Ted could be responsible for over a hundred murders during his life. To this day‚ it puzzles authorities as to how Ted could continue his heinous crimes for such a long period
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Tom had been on the go since six O’clock that morning‚ had confirmed that a brutal rape and murder of a woman was the work of a serial-killer‚ had interview the victims friends and acquaintances‚ and spent hours going over phone and computer records‚ without coming up with one damn piece of evidence‚ or anything he believed had led him closer to finding a direction in which to turn. The only break‚ and the only food‚ he’d gotten all day was the quick lunch with Lila‚ that had been mostly business
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Many serial killers claim to have had horrible childhoods while growing up‚ causing them deep psychological problems. Some serial killers have come from backgrounds of child abuse‚ molestation or neglect. Scientist say that those traumatizing events could definitely lead somebody to be a killer‚ traumatizing events cause deep psychological scarring to one’s brain causing a person to believe killing is right. Some killers have even said that they do not understand why what they are doing is wrong
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often where we see serial killers receive the crazy declaration after they commit their crimes. Some people might place mass murderers and serial killers in the same category. Nevertheless‚ that would be incorrect due to the fact that they are two totally different types of killers. While both of these individuals may fit in the category of killing many people‚ the difference lies in the reason they kill and the period over which individuals kill their victims. Serial killers are totally different
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