How Psychopaths Become Killers

Marjolaine 2022-10-29 14:25:50

According to the three-legged stool theory (proposed by psychiatrist Fallon), there are three factors for becoming a psychopathic criminal: 1) The frontoorbital cortex and the prefrontal cortex including the amygdala are dysfunctional (related to brain damage. This part of the matrix is ​​thought to be related to emotional control);

2) There are multiple high-risk mutations in genes (the most famous of which is the "warrior gene MAO-A");

(The brain produces a calming and relaxing hormone called serotonin. But the MAO-A gene causes too much serotonin. In people with this gene, during fetal development, the brain is completely immersed in serum After birth, because the brain has been numb, serotonin will no longer work, he will become negative, sensitive, irritable, and difficult to control his emotions)

3) Experienced mental, physical, or sexual abuse in early childhood (another term, witnessing or experiencing a lot of violence).

The last one is very important.

If socialization in early childhood cannot be done properly, it will not be able to integrate into society normally. Even if he can learn to pretend to fit in.

But if guided properly early on, the first 2 factors may also make them super-controlling, calmer than the average person in dangerous situations, and thus more likely than the average person to work in some extreme environments and become leaders.

British psychologist Kevin Dutton once listed ten occupations with the most psychopathic characteristics in his book "The Wisdom of the Psychopath". The number one is senior corporate executive, followed by lawyer, media practitioner, marketing personnel......

The above inferences are all from "Natural Perverts".

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Killing Eve quotes

  • [from a promotional trailer]

    Villanelle: You should never call a psychopath a psychopath. It upsets them.