CRIM 413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Narcissism, Delayed Gratification, Psychopathy

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 413
• Professor: Garth Davies

Document Summary

Although irrational (crazy) they are still capable of being intelligent and radicalized into group processes such as terrorism groups. Psychologically disturbed individuals have tendencies to obsessively believe their causes without regarding their consequences. Terrorists possess psychopathy traits to be able to. Lone wolves are individuals who are socially isolated and have their targets ideas about themselves against the world. they are likely to commit suicide bombings and mass shootings. Mort says, rejection of father and values plays a dominant role/familiar modeling. Terrorist behavior derived from absolute dedication, commitment, self sacrifice, and from infliction of pain and death. Lombroso says (cid:498)vitamin deficiencies(cid:499) to explain bomb throwings. Psychodynamic accounts freud: terrorist have trouble with this, ego. Strategy goal: have to achieve goal for your own rational reasons and beliefs. Frustration aggression: fight for rational cause. Cost: terrorism is not costly rational action without spending money.