Marc Lepine – Psychology Perspective

Larson in “Serial murderers: The Construction” states that socialization is said to begin after birth. The social learning theory is a theory that uses the childhood of serial offenders to identify the main reasons for causation. The social learning theory examines the offender’s past for clues in explaining aggressive behavior. The central idea of this theory is the relation of childhood victimization or observation of violent acts to future activities in criminal behavior. According to Hickey, stress caused by childhood traumatization may be a trigger to criminal behavior in adulthood. It

Ritter implicates that adolescents “particularly when confronted with stressful or emotional decisions, are more likely to act impulsively, on instinct, without fully understanding or analyzing the consequences of their actions” (Ritter). This exact reason can explain why Charlie shot his mothers boyfriend, as the years of abuse kept adding up to the point he acted out on instinct. The reason as to why adolescents act impulsively, such as Charlie is due to lack of full development in their brain, mainly in the region of the frontal lobes. This evidence suggests that teens have less control over their environment, and tend to not become violent adults, although violent as adolescents. This seems a likely explanation for the boy’s behavior, that and the abuse he endured. The fact that the justice system was still seeking the death penalty for this type of crime, is not unreasonable given the circumstances, and this course of action has not been effective in deterring juvenile crime or actually serving justice.

An example of his sudden outbursts is when he says,” i was only 13 and they were going to have me psychoanalized and all, because i broke all the windows in the garage.”. To be fair, his brother Allie passedn away before he did this, but violence is not a very good oping mechanism. He alslo uses social seclusion as a coping mechanism, which is a common symptom of almost every mental disorder. An example of his social seclusion is the night of the pencey prep school game. He didnt go be cause he didnt like to, he didnt want to. He caqn be teated with cognitive behavior therapy, which will most likely improve his future mental

Although his affect eventually improved, he suffered from speech delays and possible mental developmental delays. To clarify these delays, in a study authored by Schultz et al. (2013) suggested that, “[T]he stress of acknowledging and coping with violence exposure may potentially alter the timing of developmental trajectories” (p. 698). Cozolino (2014) explained that when a child experiences too much stress over a prolonged period of time, the event hampers their ability to adapt, explore, and learn while limiting neuroplasticity. Counter to these possible developmental delays, Alejandro understands instructions in both English and

Demonstrates anger by slamming doors and stamping of feet and verbally by saying ‘ I hate you’

Growing up in an abusive household was reality to my siblings and I. Being an adult now, I’ve struggled maintaining control over my anger and have had an issue in doing so since I was a child. It’s a fact that “children who witness violence between one’s parents or caretakers are the strongest risk factor of transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next.”

In 1991 a hospital nurse named Beverley Allitt killed four children and attempted to take the lives of nine others, but was unsuccessful (“Beverley Allitt, n.d., para 1). Beverley committed all of these murders while she was working at the Grantham and Kesteven Hospital as a part of a six-month work arrangement (para. 5). Beverley’s actions and why she acted in this manner can be explained from the psychiatric, sociological and psychological perspective. Psychiatry viewpoints explore the motivation behind an individual’s criminal behaviour. Factitious disorder and multiple personality disorder can explain the reasons behind Beverly’s choice to kill four children under her care, and the reasons behind these horrendous acts. The sociological perceptive looks at factors including level of education, a persons social setting and positive or negative role models in a their life (Pozzulo, Bennell & Fourth, 2015, p. 338-341). Labeling theory and strain theory can help explain why Beverley killed four children and acted the way she did. Lastly, the psychological perspective looks at “mental process” of an individual, also the reasoning behind an individual’s behaviour and actions (Rao, 2007, p. 9). Addiction theory can be used in this situation and can help explain why Beverley killed four children and what lead her up to it.

Dr. Satten claims that because of these past experiences with violence, Perry developed a schizophrenic behavior that led to him killing the father of the Clutter family; therefore proving that the violence in Perry’s life led to the murder of the Clutters. Similar to Perry’s situation, when a boy named Will was five years old, his mother “tried to kill him with a butcher knife. . .For the next several years Will lived with his older brother, until he committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart. . .Will eventually joined a gang and committed a number of very serious crimes, including a murder.” Will had witnessed multiple acts of violence during his childhood which is a possible factor that contributed to his crime. Through the study conducted at a prison in Wisconsin and the stories of Perry and Will, it can be concluded that domestic/community violence does play a role in the development of criminal

In our life, we meet many people that have anger issues. People have anger issues because they could have been abused by the people they love or they had a terrible experience from childhood. I read two books that had a similarity which, Ruthless from the book called Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams and Cole from the book called Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole and Ruthless have similarity in life, Cole was abused by his father, Ruthless experience during her childhood, and Cole and Ruthless have a difference in life. People could manage to control their anger issues by facing their problems.

6. To review the case studies as they relate to the process of becoming a serial

A: MHP assisted Ty’Kevinyon in recognizing successful strategies that have been used on days when he controls his temper and does not hit siblings, peers, or others. MHP coached in meditation and self-control strategies to help Ty’Kevinyon convey his anger through suitable statements and healthy physical outlets. MHP encouraged his mother to supply continuous praise and positive reinforcement for his positive social behaviors and better anger control. MHP recommended that Ty’Kevinyon expresses his anger in a positive manner. MHP provided reinforcements for positive behavior.

There are many theories about what shapes an individual’s personality and when following these approaches, sense can be made of a certain person’s behavior. Charles Manson is a well-known serial killer whose personality is reflective of two specific personality theorists’ views. Sigmund Freud, whose psychosexual stages of development could explain some of the traits held by Manson. Karen Horney was another theorist whose views on childhood love and nurturing, or lack of it, could explain Charles Manson’s personality. Gathered information on

Maslow's five stage model is the principal explanation of how a child, who does not live in a safe environment or does not have a caring figure who help him/her develop is/her self-esteem, cannot reach self-actualization in life. Those grown up children have different motivators, and they lack the normal drives. Applying Maslow’s hierarchy, it is obvious that children who are raised between abusive caregivers will never have a safe home. Moreover, at stage three which is love and belonging, many children feel they do not belong to that home and they are not part of the family. Ted Bundy was notorious killer, he had met the first three needs: food, shelter, and belongingness however, he lacked the self-esteem he wanted. He then looked inward for comfort, he started masturbation and sexual fantasies, which

This film shows thousands people being impacted by the shooting, such as all the on site students at l’École Polytechnique, the victims, and their families. Through the shooter’s action and hatred on feminism, it also reveals a bigger story of violence against women (Villeneuve). This shows that students can skillfully analyze the event by seeing its historical significance to Canadian history. In addition, Polytechnique reveals insightful aftereffects of the main characters. Subsequent to the massacre, Valérie constantly had nightmares, and she resourced herself with smoking.

When the news report flashes across the television informing millions around the world of the murder of a family of six, it is obvious that the initiate reaction of the civilians would be terror and hatred. This hatred, a fierce, in-tolerant force behind these people that would instantly choose the worst for whomever the suspect may be. Often, this is the reaction of the people whereas there are a few of those individuals who may decide to view this case differently. These would be psychologists. A psychologist may approach this story with a view inside of the perpetrators mind. Was he biologically, psychodynamicly, behaviorally or cognitively provoked to do such a thing? What would make someone do something