Andrea Yates Essay

feelings of despair or worthlessness as well as terrifying fantasies (Huss,2014). It was June 20, 2001 Andrea Yates was at home alone with her five children. That day the whole country was stunned with one of the most horrifying acts of violence that a moter could ever do to their children. Mr. Yates received an alarming call at work from Andrea when she told him “I did it” , confused by what Mrs. Yates was referring to, he rush home only to find his house filled with local police officers. The husband

Did Andrea Yates have schizophrenia? On July 30, 2001, Andrea was indicted on two counts of capital murder for the deaths of Noah (seven), John (five), and Mary (six months),but not for the deaths of her other two children, Luke (three) and Paul (two). In this paper we will discuss Andrea Yates behaviors, treatments and court case where she was found not guilty by reason of insanity. After Andrea's first pregnancy, in 1994, she started experiencing postpartum depression. She experienced hallucinations

text the story of Andrea Yates (the mother who drowned her five children) is discussed. Like many women after giving birth Andrea Yates suffered from post partum depression and other psychotic disorders. But like many people with similar mental health issues she and her husband chose not to seek treatment for her mental condition either due to ignorance or their religious beliefs. Unfortunately Andrea Yates “snapped” (had a mental breakdown) and drowned her five children. Andrea Yates killed her children

Andrea Yates long history of mental illness did impact what she did to her children as well as an outside influence of Michael and Rachel Woroniecki. In 1993 Rusty and Andrea married and a year later they had their first child a son named Noah. They planned on having many children whatever God intended for them. Their five children were all named after figures from the Bible. After Andrea’s first child Noah was born she began to have violent visions and felt that Satan was speaking to her. Andrea

Predatory or Affective Aggression: An Analysis of Andrea Yates The case of Andrea Yates shows that many factors may contribute to the commission of a crime. These range from psychological and biological factors such as mental disorders, cognitions, and neurological conditions to the sociological influences on a person’s life. Two psycho-biologically distinctive modes of aggression, affective and predatory, have received substantial experimental and clinical attention during the past 30 years. Affective

Andrea Yates: The Hand That Rocked The Cradle Noble Woods III PSY 303 Abnormal Psychology Julie Bruno 19 September 2011 In 1964 Andrea Yates was born into a Roman Catholic family. She had had a normal upbringing. Andrea graduated valedictorian of her class in 1982. After high school Andrea continued her education and became a Registered Nurse. In 1984 Andrea met Russell “Rusty” Yates. The couple dated and eventually fell in love. They married in 1993, and started a family. Andrea

On the surface, the cases of both Jeffrey Dahmer and Andrea Yates seem quite similar however when you delve deeper in too the inner workings of these two people there are undeniably differentiations. Jeffrey Dahmer was able to “act” like a sane person. When dealing with psychologists, he knew what to say and how to say it in order to mask his own true feelings from them. He did not allow his own thoughts to come through even though he did give detailed information about what he did to his victims

For example, The Case of Andrea Yates: Tragedy and Insanity. Andrea Yates drowned her four kids in the bathtub of her home and called the police and her husband to let them know what she did. Yates previously had a long history of severe mental illnesses. She reportedly suffered numerous psychotic episodes and was diagnosed with schizophrenia and postpartum

2006, the New York Times published an article on the findings of the retrial of Andrea Yates and her not guilty due to insanity over the drowning deaths of her five children. (Woman Not Guilty, 2006). The court decided to commit her to a state mental hospital until medical experts decide she is not a threat to herself or anyone else. In 2002, an earlier jury rejected her claims she was psychotic and found her guilty. Yates alleged by murdering her children she actually saved them. (Woman Not Guilty

Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, the Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were created in order to defend the Constitution against claims that stated it threatened the freedom and liberty of individuals, and gave too much power to the national government. The 78th essay of the Federalist Papers was written by Alexander Hamilton in efforts to address one of these concerns, that anti-federalists feared the independence of the Judiciary. In this paper, Hamilton