When we first think of this question we would say Yes, killing humans does make you a Psychopath. But have you ever thought why these people kill humans? When we think about serial killers we think of Ted Bundy, Aileen Wuornos, and Charles Manson or even General Zaroff from “The Most Dangerous Games. We see serial killers as wicked or mentally unstable.

Exploring the Mind of a Psychopath

In the article “Into the Mind of a Psychopath” by Danielle Egan the article explained. That there is much more to the mind of a Psychopath than we think. Candian Psychologist Robert Hare discovered data that is pure life-changing. In 2009 Kiehl was hired to do a brain scan on a Chicago prisoner serving multiple murder sentences and who was convicted of the 1983 rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl. She discovered there are striking differences between a psychopath and non-psychopath brains.  The structure and function of the psychopaths’ brains differ.

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Games” by Richard Connell General Zaroff said he started hunting humans due to animals were boring him he didn’t feel the adrenalin rush anymore. In the article “Into the Mind of a Psychopath” by Danielle Egan discussed the traits of a psychopath and killing animals is a common trait of a psychopath. For instance, Jeffrey Dahmer started killing animals then began killing humans he is one of the most known serial killers. Psychopaths have common logic of the rules of society and the difference between right and wrong and they choose which rules to follow or ignore. But with brain scans, they can be used to categorize psychopaths and be used in court trials.