Ted Bundy Psychological Analysis

Many Psychologist in various fields have always gathered to understand serial killers and their mental state. In which many of serial killers are diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD). APD is a mental disorder where a person does not comprehend wrong or right. It can be their own or the feelings other people express. “The psychopath at first glance seems quite ‘well put together’. He suffers neither delusions, hallucinations, nor impatient; contact with reality appears solid; however, he is unable to conform behavior to social norms, defer gratification, control impulses, tolerate frustration, profit from corrective experiences, or identify with others and from meaningful relationships with them” (Blinder, 1985, p.160). People with APD are manipulative, and will hurt people both physically, and mentally without feeling guilt. People with APD have a history of being defiant, violent,

Because of his low signs of psychopathy, Ted was labeled as a smart psychopath who knew what he was doing. He showed similarities with the women he chose to harm, and did not care what they felt because of his own mental fantasies. Many experts who came across Ted Bundy said he was very smart and charming. He had the looks as to women would be enchanted by and he would take advantage of them.

Now, both serial killers had different up bringing’s with their parents and social life. Yet, professionals did clarify that APD is genetic. That what they had done could not be helped with treatment. Skeem, Polaschek, Patrick, and Lilienfeld (2011) remarked, “An increasing number of studies suggest that psychopathic individuals are not uniquely ‘hopeless’ cases who should be disqualified from treatment, but instead are general ‘high-risk’ cases who need to be targeted for intensive treatment to maximize public safety (p.