Jeffrey Dahmer

Case Study of Jeffrey Dahmer

Hence, when he was younger, he moved around a lot, which caused him uncertainty, detachment, and feeling antsy. Dahmer showed no interest in anything. However, in school he secluded himself from everyone. Hence, others thought of Jeffrey as eccentric and peculiar. Moreover, him having a negative childhood experiences, or an early traumatic episode could be the likelihood of why Jeffrey Dahmer had developed sadistic- psychopathy. Later he reported that after his arrest that he had felt an intense and unstoppable desire to eat the flesh of his victims. Dahmer was evaluated by using the MMPI-II and the Rorschach test. Hence, organic and genetic pathology were excluded for his behaviors. However, it did find that

During Dahmer’s evaluation, there were no result in him having any neurological deficits, unusual face mimicry, tics, etc. Additionally, the psychologist had found that be bullied, Dahmer had internalized feelings of hostility and is why Jeffrey cannot form any type of relationships with others. According to Freud’s psychodynamic theory, Dahmer’s development was interrupted in the oral sadistic phase and had caused him to feel neglected, rejected, and having a lack of healthy attachment, and social isolation. The next theory to examine is the behaviorist theory in this case study. According to Bandura, “people are not born with preformed repertoires of aggressive behavior; they must learn them” (DeLisi, 2013). Dahmer reported to be bullied in school, which he internalized his feelings and had feelings of hostility and detachment to others. He also witnesses his parents arguing a lot and with them divorcing, which caused him to be

He knew right from wrong and was punished to the extent of the nature of his crime. The law for mental disorders are being competent enough to stand trial, to plead guilty, to proceed pro se, to be sentenced, and to be executed, are all rationality standards. Hence, they must understand the nature and quality of his act and know the difference between right and wrong. Hence, in Dahmer’s case, he was competent to stand trial and was sentenced to fifteen consecutive life sentences. He had multiple mental disorders, but he understood the nature of his crime and knew right from wrong. Dahmer’s was considered as a sex offender and as a serial killer. He killed for sexual lust and to live out his distorted fantasies and fetishes. Dahmer had tried to plead not guilty because of mental disease or defect to fifteen counts of first-degree murder intentional homicides. He believed that he shouldn’t be held accountable for the deaths because he suffered from mental disorder and that he was unable to conform his actions to the requirements of the law. He claimed to be a victim of his psychological disturbances and was not to blame for his actions. Dahmer was found not to be suffering from any mental disease or from any defect and was pled guilty for all fifteen counts of murders. In conclusion, Dahmer was a young boy who was impacted by neglect,