serial killers

 hickey's trauma control model for serial offender[ predispositional factors and facilitator may  or may not influence the serial killing process ]

the TRAUMA CONTROL MODEL outlines the cyclical nature of serial murderers developing at an early stage of life . biologically some persons are predisposed to  violence and some predispositions can be exacerbated by child hood trauma . one the cycle begins the child develops feeling of  INADEQUACY AND LOW SELF ESTEEM    that lead to FANTASY DEVELOPMENT. initially , these fantasies can serve as a refuge from physical and emotional abuse , but overtime evolve into fantasies of sexual acts , often violent . most persons who experience childhood trauma find ways that are not violent to cope with the stressors.  but SERIAL killers develop a plethora of behaviours , and fantasies that end in the suffering and death of others . 

for some, childhood can be so traumatic that the child can experience psychological breaks with reality or dissociation. for others , fantasies of control progress into violent fantasies that are often influenced by facilitators such as DRUGS, ALCOHOL, OBSCENE MATERIAL, EROTICA AND PORNOGRAPHY . often these fantasies are sexualised involving paraphyllic behaviours that may include suffering and sexual degradation of others. 

in serial murders, each homicide committed by the offender is followed by events that reinforcce the desire/ compulsion ti KILL. usually these events can be traced to LOSS , rejection, and or abandonment. 

many of them are SOCIAL CHAMELION with uncanny knack of blending into their surroundings , by lying and manipulating others and leading a double life .

FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY is control and power over others .