#1 Many serial murders are effected by psychological and enviormental tramua that could lead to information on why the murder multiple people.
#2 The motives of serial killers can be placed into four categories: visionairy, mission-controlled, power of control, and pleasure.
#3 Serial killers continuously kill after their first few victims, because they crave the feeling of power.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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This is a picture of a serial killers brain compared to his sons. The left is the son and the right is the serial killer. Fallon (the serial killer) has dark spots behind his eyes, unlike his sons. That spot is involved with ethical behavior, moral decision, and impulse control. The left brain of his son shows a normal scan.
This is a picture of a serial killers brain compared to his sons. The left is the son and the right is the serial killer. Fallon (the serial killer) has dark spots behind his eyes, unlike his sons. That spot is involved with ethical behavior, moral decision, and impulse control. The left brain of his son shows a normal scan.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Nonfiction Book Assignment - Blog Post - Writing
1. I read the book "Real Life Monsters: A Pyschological Examination of the Serial Murderer." The author takes a look at the psychological issues surronding serial murderers. He addresses currents issues, has detailed descriptions, and brings his personal opinion into the story. Giannangelo, the author, profiles different serial killers, some more in depth than others.
Ginnanegelo writes about how serial murderers develop. He starts off with the definition of a serial murderer. He describes the traits tha make up a serial killer, how they choose their victims, because every serial murder has a certain "type" they kill, and what kind of personality a serial killer has. Most serial killers have similiar disorders, which could explain why they do what they do. Almost all serial killers had a violent youth. Ginnangelo looks at many different disorders that effect many serial killers, such as PTSD, bipolar disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and reactive attachment disorder.
Ginnangelo does case studies on 8 serial murderers; Andrei Chikatilo, Arthur Shawcross, Jeffrey Dahmer, Edmund Kemper, Anthony Sowell, Aileen Wuornos, Dennis Rader, and Rodney Alcala. The author goes into detail on their enviormental trauma, physiological factors, antisocial behavior, sexual deviance, and personality disorders. He studies all of the mental and enviornmental issues that could be an answer to why serial killers kill. The very last pages of the book include at least 100 different murderers and the crimes they have committed. Ginnangelo gives many examples of different types of serial murderers.
2. (p13) "Many syndromes and clusters of personality traits as recognized by the psychological community are noted in literature regarding serial killers."
(p56) "The first kill is often clusmy, inexperienced, and impulsive act of a virgin to homicide. Reminiscent of the adolescent fumbling in a car's back seat, David Berkowitz made a botched attempt at stabbing his inital victim. It caused him to eventually change to an easier and more effiecent method of shooting his prey."
(p88) "Kemper's enviornment was the most obvious dimensionof his development. The product of a broken and abusive home, he was belittled by a shrewish mother, who occasionally locked him in the basement when he failed to meet her standards of behavior."
3. Why do serial murderers allow themselves to be interviewed?
Why are almost all serial murderers white males?
Do all serial murderers have a bad history from their youth?
What makes serial murderers tick?
Do serial murderers think about the consequences while killing?
4. Giannangelo, Stephen J. Real-life Monsters: A Psychological Examination of the Serial Murderer. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2012. Print.
6. This book fits with the topic I have chosen to work with, because it gives specific examples of different serial killers and psychological issues they have. It explains different mental disorders and enviormental tramua all of those serial killers have. It helps me understand different aspects that serial killers have in common with one another. It gives me a better understanding of why they choose to kill.
Ginnanegelo writes about how serial murderers develop. He starts off with the definition of a serial murderer. He describes the traits tha make up a serial killer, how they choose their victims, because every serial murder has a certain "type" they kill, and what kind of personality a serial killer has. Most serial killers have similiar disorders, which could explain why they do what they do. Almost all serial killers had a violent youth. Ginnangelo looks at many different disorders that effect many serial killers, such as PTSD, bipolar disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and reactive attachment disorder.
Ginnangelo does case studies on 8 serial murderers; Andrei Chikatilo, Arthur Shawcross, Jeffrey Dahmer, Edmund Kemper, Anthony Sowell, Aileen Wuornos, Dennis Rader, and Rodney Alcala. The author goes into detail on their enviormental trauma, physiological factors, antisocial behavior, sexual deviance, and personality disorders. He studies all of the mental and enviornmental issues that could be an answer to why serial killers kill. The very last pages of the book include at least 100 different murderers and the crimes they have committed. Ginnangelo gives many examples of different types of serial murderers.
2. (p13) "Many syndromes and clusters of personality traits as recognized by the psychological community are noted in literature regarding serial killers."
(p56) "The first kill is often clusmy, inexperienced, and impulsive act of a virgin to homicide. Reminiscent of the adolescent fumbling in a car's back seat, David Berkowitz made a botched attempt at stabbing his inital victim. It caused him to eventually change to an easier and more effiecent method of shooting his prey."
(p88) "Kemper's enviornment was the most obvious dimensionof his development. The product of a broken and abusive home, he was belittled by a shrewish mother, who occasionally locked him in the basement when he failed to meet her standards of behavior."
3. Why do serial murderers allow themselves to be interviewed?
Why are almost all serial murderers white males?
Do all serial murderers have a bad history from their youth?
What makes serial murderers tick?
Do serial murderers think about the consequences while killing?
4. Giannangelo, Stephen J. Real-life Monsters: A Psychological Examination of the Serial Murderer. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2012. Print.
6. This book fits with the topic I have chosen to work with, because it gives specific examples of different serial killers and psychological issues they have. It explains different mental disorders and enviormental tramua all of those serial killers have. It helps me understand different aspects that serial killers have in common with one another. It gives me a better understanding of why they choose to kill.
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