The Psychology Of Serial Killers: Ted Bundy And Jeffery Dahmer

Psychology of Serial Killers: Do the names Ted Bundy and Jeffery Dahmer sound familiar? That is because they are both famous serial killers. There are so many debates about serial killers and what occurs in their minds. This paper is going to address some of those debates, one of them is if people become murderers is it because of their environment or their DNA? Another question is if serial killers feel any remorse after they commit murders. The last one that is going to be addressed is if killing people is an addiction. Serial Killers are extremely complex, this is because they can feel remorse after they commit a murder(s), they can become addicted to killing, and they are wired differently than “normal” people. Some serial killers do feel

This thrill that serial killers get is the same thrill that skydivers get or gamblers get when they dive out of an airplane or win a whole lot of money. This ‘thrill’ is what leaves people wanting more. People are always chasing that first exhilarating movement when they do something thrilling for the first time, like winning, jumping out of a plane, or murdering someone. The thrill is what keeps people coming back, which is why most serial killers do not stop until they get caught, turn themselves in, or die. Ramsland clarifies that serial killers can become addicted to killing, just like people can become addicted to gambling. Ramsland expresses that, “It’s commonly believed that serial killers cannot stop because their compulsion is so strong they become ‘addicted’ to murder” (Ramsland). Just like any other drug addict, the urge becomes too strong and they cave. The want becomes so strong that it is interpreted as a need, so serial killers feel that killing is a necessary thing. Killing is just like any other addiction; it is a struggle for the person to regain control after they become

Frederick Severins and Olga Coschug-Severins state that, “Lust killing shows several common properties with other addictions: seeking to repeat the first ‘high’, escalation, increased wanting over time, gateway activities (soft drugs; hard drugs;rape; killing), ambivalence in engaging, stress increases the tendency to engage in the addictive activity, a sudden high often followed by an aversive condition, craving and a temporary correction of such feelings as hopelessness, lacking control and powerlessness” (Severins and Coschug-Severins This shows that murdering someone can become an addiction. Addictions come in all shapes and sizes and killing happens to be a part of that wide variety. The act of murdering someone for the first time can be compared to the act of doing drugs for the first time. People who continue to indulge in either activity are most likely always looking for that feeling they got when they did it for the first time. They also start to crave it more and more each day until they have to do it again to satisfy that craving. Serial killers have an addiction to murdering