Introduction to Psychology Assignment: Into the Mind of a psychopath/serial killer https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bdIHyvT2ufanN8JKk1XLBuG6JpXfF-bJrQirWbXqTIU/edit#heading=h.6qb9mewnhdhr https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/10/what-makes-a-serial-killer https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/psychopathy#:~:text=Psychopathy%20is%20a%20spectrum%20disorder,%2C%20or%20fully%20applies%20(2) Now pick your serial killer! Select a serial killer from any of these resources. I suggest looking through all of them. Many are repeated but there are a few new ones too. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/world/most-evil-serial-killers/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/famous-serial-killers#1 https://serialkillershop.com/blogs/true-crime/famous-serial-killers https://www.biography.com/people/groups/serial-killers https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/10-of-the-most-notorious-serial-killers-in-the-world.html For this assignment, you will choose a serial killer from any of the lists provided. Read the bios of several people before deciding on your person so you get an idea of who they are and what crimes they committed. Summarize this person’s childhood history, behaviors and family situation. Summarize their young adult behaviors, especially those that were unusual or troubling and adulthood behaviors/actions when committing their crimes. Incorporate Dr. Hare’s Psychopathic Personality list evaluations into analyzing their behaviors during specific periods of their life. (ex: childhood, young adult, adult) How many of Dr. Hare’s criteria can you apply to your person? (There should be no less than 5 traits you can identify) Explain what behaviors were evident in your person that may have been a warning sign that they were psychopathic? How did they fit into society? Their job, social life, family life, etc? Briefly describe their crimes. How did this person choose their victims? Did your person have a particular “type” of victim? If so, who did they target? Can you infer any type of relation, real or perceived, between this person’s past and their current victims? Finally, how was your person caught? What contributed to the length of time it took to catch him or her? Give some specific examples of how they used their ability to blend into society to continue their killing. (how they looked, where they lived, the job they had, education, family/living situation, etc).
