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I have chosen to write my Case Study paper on Edward Gein from the Psychodynamic theoretical perspective. I believe that his behavior is a perfect case for the psychodynamic perspective because of the family dynamic in his home. These circumstances led to the actions that would become the inspiration for many books and movie characters because of the oddity and extreme nature of his human interactions. Possibly the first crime that Edward committed was killing his older brother. This has significance

considered morally right or wrong. However, unlike Grenouille, Ed Gein isolation was due to the fault of parental guidance. Gein lived a repressive and solitary life on his family homestead with a weak brother, violent unemployed alcoholic father, and domineering mother. His mother, moved into a desolate location to prevent outsiders from influencing her sons. ("Ed Gein: Real American Psycho." Ed Gein: Real American Psycho.) Gein only left the premises to go to school and she blocked any attempt

type of definition is appropriate, and sometimes another, depending on the situation. Edward Theodore Gein was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. Gein confessed to killing two women – tavern owner Mary Hogan on December 8, 1954, and a Plainfield hardware

(Barkan p. 93). In researching Edward Theodore Gein, I discovered this is one of those cases where “Why” never came to pass and he took to his own grave those unanswered questions. Did these acts of crime and necrophilia arise from the clear dysfunctional home life and upbringing or was Ed Gein simply a psychopath? How he came to be. Born on August 27, 1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to George Philip and Augusta Gein; Ed was the second of two sons. Gein was raised in

Case Study 2 Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein, American Psycho. How would you classify Gein after reading his profile? Gein progressed from committing regular necrophilia to necrophilic homicide. Initially, Gein retrieved corpses for his sexual gratification, which meets the criteria for regular necrophilia. Eventually, Gein advanced to necrophilic homicide. I would classify Gein as a male solo serial murder. According to the FBI’s definition, serial murder is defined as “The unlawful killing of two

Ed Gein had a history of learning problems and was mentally incompetent. Psychologists and psychiatrists who interviewed Gein asserted that he was a schizophrenic and a “sexual psychopath”. He was diagnosed as a sexual psychopath because of his Necrophiliac tendencies. Gein also had antisocial personality disorder. Ed Gein was notorious for grave robbing. He would perform necrophilia with the bodies he would dig up. He would keep body parts of the dug up corpses as trophies. He would also

Phoebe Kohl US History Roemer 4th Period History Fair Informational Article Henry Gerber was born as Henry Josef Dittmar June 29, 1892 in Passau, Bavaria. When he moved to the United States, he changed his name to Henry Gerber. Early on, Gerber was committed into a mental institution because of his homosexuality. He was of German descent and when the United States declared a war on Germany, Gerber had to either enlist or be held as an enemy of the States. He served for three years. While serving

From Silence of the Lambs to Psycho, horror films have long demonized transgender characters. These negative representations often lead to an increase in violence within certain communities. The Silence of the Lambs is a movie about Jodie Foster, an FBI trainee. She is asked to interview a brilliant psychiatrist, named Dr. Lecter, to help uncover a serial killer's identity. Dr. Lecter also happens to be a psychopath and in prison for various accounts of murder and cannibalism. The serial killer

detail in this essay. There has been many serial killers over time but one in particular was Edward Theodore Gein, Ed was a notorious killer and a grave robber who then inspired several movies like Norman Bates (Psycho), Jame Gumb (The Silence of the Lambs) and Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). So if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have those movies that so many people like. Edward Gein was born August 27, 1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Growing up Edward had a strong relationship with his mother

Edward Theodore Gein, more commonly known as Ed Gein, was born Aug 27 1906, in La Crosse Wisconsin, USA (Jenkins par 1). Ed had a harsh childhood, he experienced it with Henry, his older brother, and his parents, Augusta and George. His mother had been religiously dedicated, and Ed was zealously devoted to her, whereas his father was an alcoholic (Biograpgy.com Editors par 2). Growing up Augusta was very dominant, often verbally abusing the Gein brothers. She had the utmost control over Ed and Henry