Episode 114: Trauma, Biology, or Society? Nature vs. Nurture in Serial Killers

Psychosocial Distancing

Warning: This episode contains some graphic information and all season we will be talking about some less than savory topics.

Episode 114 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into a continuation of the Year of Clickbait with FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY OF SERIAL KILLERS! This Fall we are going to discuss forensic psychology, serial killers, and the worst of human behavior. We are joined all season by Dr. Sarah Tracy, a counseling psychologist who teaches and engages with the study of serial killers.

In this episode we discuss different antecedents that lead to serial killers to be who they are. There aren’t any specific conclusions but a number a different factors that lead to a perfect storm. Head trauma, the MAOA warrior “gene”, social difference, lead in the atmosphere, sexual repression, and much much more are mused upon in trying to pin down what might cause this behavior and the nature of the US producing more serial killers than any other country.

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Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Intro and Outro Theme and Bias Jingle by Jordan Jones

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