PSYCH232 Lecture Notes - Thrill Killing, Narcissistic Rage And Narcissistic Injury, Unhappy Triad
20 Mar 2013
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They fit in to a good and evil narrative (that"s why they"re famous) Fbi definition: 3 or more kills with cooling off periods in between 3 or more motivationally distinct episodes. Differentiates serial killers from mass murders (killed many people but happened in the same episode) Versus spree killers (multiple victims, multiple locations and the more or less same motivational episode) Will kill someone if there is enough justifications in place. * the big picture: (lack of) attachment the capacity to be emotionally bond with other people becomes emotionally restricted. Under-socialized there"s no consistency regarding moral messages i. e. , a lot of serial killers lie. If you"re not attached to anyone else, the other people do not matter, then it will be easy for you to kill. Over-sexualized: most serial killers are exposed to sex mixed with violence. : sexual violence in the name of parenting.
