Exam 2 - Lecture's 15 Flashcards
FBI defines serial murder as “a series of __________ or more murders”
two
-Ronald Holmes – Classification system-
Act-focused:
Hedonistic:
- __________ – take sadistic sexual pleasure in the torture of their victims
Power-oriented:
-Get satisfaction from capturing and __________ the victim before killing
- Kill for thrills
- controlling
-Ronald Holmes – Classification system-
Act-focused:
__________ :
-Kill for thrills – take sadistic sexual pleasure in the torture of their victims
__________ :
-Get satisfaction from capturing and controlling the victim before killing
- Hedonistic
- Power-oriented
-Ronald Holmes – Classification system-
Act-focused:
__________ :
-Kill for thrills – take sadistic sexual pleasure in the torture of their victims
__________ :
-Get satisfaction from capturing and controlling the victim before killing
- Hedonistic
- Power-oriented
-Ronald Holmes – Classification system-
__________ -
- Visionary:
- Mission-oriented:
Process-focused
-Ronald Holmes – Classification system-
Process-focused-
__________ :
-Psychotic – visions, or messages from a higher power
__________ :
-Less likely to be psychotic, kill people they view as “unworthy”
- Visionary
- Mission-oriented
-Ronald Holmes – Classification system-
Process-focused-
Visionary:
-Psychotic – visions, or messages from a __________
Mission-oriented:
-Less likely to be psychotic, kill people they view as “__________”
- higher power
- unworthy
Hedonistic Killers-
__________ –
- Derive sexual pleasure from murder (acting out fantasies)
- Power/control, necrophilia, fetishism
Lust focus - Jeffery Dahmer
Hedonistic Killers-
__________ -
No sexual component, kill for the rush (adrenaline, dopamine)
Thrill seekers – Zodiac Killer
Hedonistic Killers-
__________ -
Kill for money (e.g., black widows)
Profit seekers – Herman Mudgett
-Power-oriented Killers-
Kill from the satisfaction of __________
- Thought to be highly organized
- Overcoming powerlessness/__________
- Typically not motivated by lust
- BTK Killer/Denis Rader
- control/capture
- inadequacy
-Visionary Killers-
-Psychotic __________ often present
-Believe they are killing for a higher __________ (God, the devil, aliens, etc.)
-Again – not typically killing for killing
-Cause is focus– but not a logical/concrete cause
Example: David Berkowitz
- elements
- purpose
-Mission-oriented-
-Killing with a specific __________ in mind
-Highly logical, purpose driven killing
-Not focused on the act of killing rather the __________ – eliminating problematic individuals
-Often motivated by ideology
Famous example – Ted Kaczynski
- purpose
- end result
-Antisocial Personality Disorder (DSM-5)-
Impairments in functioning due to:
- identity – __________ ….or
- Self-direction – self gratification/failure to conform to normal __________ behaviors
- ego centrism
- ethical
-Antisocial Personality Disorder (DSM-5)-
Impairments to Empathy and/or intimacy:
- __________ : Lack of concern for feelings, needs, or suffering
- -lack of remorse after hurting/mistreating
- __________ : Incapacity intimate relationships
- as exploitation primary way of relating to others
- -use of deceit, dominance or intimidation to control others.
- Empathy
- Intimacy
-Antisocial Personality Disorder (DSM-5)-
Impairments to Empathy and/or intimacy:
- Empathy: Lack of concern for feelings, needs, or suffering
- -lack of __________ after hurting/mistreating
- Intimacy: Incapacity intimate relationships
- as exploitation primary way of relating to others
- -use of deceit, dominance or intimidation to __________ others.
- remorse
- control
-Antisocial Personality Disorder – Personality traits-
__________ :
- Manipulativeness
- Deceitfulness
- Callousness/aggression/sadism
- Hostility
Antagonism
– Personality traits-
__________ – sex /drug use (could not stop)
- Irresponsibility
- Impulsivity
- Risk taking
Disinhibition
-Antisocial Personality Disorder - Treatment-
Adults:
- Extremely difficult to __________
- Often a chronic condition
- Some medications aid in __________ behavior
- However, non compliance and abuse prevent widespread use
- treat
- controlling
__________-
Three primary traits
- Boldness
- Disinhibition
- Meanness
Psychopathy
__________ – hard time inhibiting yourself in things; sex, drugs, killing, etc.
Disinhibition
-Psychopathy -
Measured with a variety of measures:
- Most famous/infamous – __________
- Levenson __________ scale
- PCL-R
- Self report
PCL-R - Psychopathy Check list
2-3 factors:
- Interpersonal/__________ deficits
- Symptoms of __________ behavior
- *arrogant/deceitful interpersonal style
- affective
- antisocial
PCL-R - Psychopathy Check list
Commonly used = predicting future __________
Used by judges – determining sentencing
dangerousness
