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Question 1

You’re talking to a friend about a new Netflix documentary that just
aired on what makes someone a psychopath.Your friend thinks that
psychopaths must just be born that way. Using the knowledge you
gained from the course, how might you explain the development of
psychopathic traits to your friend? Be sure to provide specific
evidence from the course to support your explanation.

Question 2

NUMBER OF VICTIM
CLASSIFICATIONS

Answer 2

– Spree murder
– Serial murder
– Mass murder

Question 3

SERIAL

Answer 3

• 2 or more killings (National Institute of Justice)
• Most are geographically stable
• Cooling off period
• Usually solitary, usually targets strangers

Question 4

RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH
SERIAL HOMICIDE

Answer 4

BI OL O G I C A L FAC TO R S
* Head injury (Allely et al., 2014)
* Autism Spectrum Disorder (Allely et al.,
2014)
* MAOA gene variations (Jarrett et al.,
2023)
* Psychopathy? (Reid, 2017)
* Hypersexuality (Reid, 2017)
E N V I RO N M E N TA L FAC TO R S
* Physical abuse (Stone, 2001)
* Family disruption (Ressler et al., 1988)
* Abandonment/ neglect (Martens &
Palermo, 2005)
* Loneliness (Martens & Palermo, 2005)
* Mother = punitive, cold, rejecting
(Miller, 2014)

Question 5

THE MACDONALD
TRIAD

Answer 5

fire setting, bed wetting, animal torture