PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Filicide, Postpartum Depression, Neonaticide
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Some forms of killing are exempt from penalties, e. g. killing during war or in self-defence. Rare in canada less than 1% of all violent crimes, currently at its lowest, less in territories, many are not committed by youths, aboriginals do it a lot. Reactive (affective) aggression impulsive, unplanned, immediate, driven by negative emotions, and occurring in response to some perceived provocation, occurs among relatives, occurs more often than instrumental. Instrumental (predatory) aggression premeditated, calculated, and motivated by some goal (e. g. to get money), occurs among strangers, more often committed by high pclr scorers. Interpersonal features of psychopathy are associated with instrumental violence, social deviance features with reactive violence, and lifestyle features with both types. Filicide killing of kids by biological or step-parents; include neonaticide (killing baby within. 24 hours of birth) and infanticide (killing within 1st year of life) A few cultures support this, e. g. killing female children or kids with defects.
