VG July 2

The assessment measure in this case was a psychoanalytic interview of Richard Kuklinski from beginning of life into adulthood. At face value there were events that Richard Kuklinski had throughout his life that lended themselves to offer an explanation of different mental illnesses that display certain behaviors. For example, Richard killed animals at age 10. The killing of animals at a young age are often seen by psychiatrists as displays of pathological behavior. Pathological behavior, as in Richard was compulsively killing animals without any logical or morally sound reasoning. Richard didn’t have a reasoning beyond a lack of any feelings and misunderstanding of the gravity of violent behavior. His father played a negative role on Richard’s behavior with his constant physical and mental abuse to Richard , he was considered to be the linchpin in the development of a “bad seed”, Richard. There was also the murders and dismemberments of dead persons at a later age into adulthood by Richard in which he revealed he had no emotions or fear of his repercussions for his criminal actions stopping him from his compulsive violent behavior. He also admitted to killing someone just because they looked at him funny (History Raider, 2017). Which in retrospect speaks for itself he’s not a very level-headed or grounded in a moral sense kind of offender. Looking for a response...