The killer in life is ruled by the motives of hatred, revenge, envy. Unlike ordinary people, criminals almost always find injustice in the behavior of others and have a feeling of dissatisfaction. If a law-abiding citizen has developed such character traits as self-control, the ability to empathize, then these traits are practically not expressed in killers.
Many modern psychologists study the characteristics of behavior, the motivation of killers. It has been found that people commit crimes if they do not get their physical and psychological needs met. But, you must admit, you can meet few people who would be happy with everything, while they do not commit murder. What makes criminals different from ordinary people?
The motivation of the killer and the common man
It should be noted that most of the criminals who decided to take the life of another person. have previously been convicted. According to foreign studies, almost 75 percent of all convicts are sociopaths. This type includes individuals who always enter into various conflicts and do not learn from punishment. They are deprived of loyalty to society and parents. This is how they differ from ordinary people.
In addition, more and more often you can meet people for whom murder acts as a motive. At the same time, the offender can be pushed to commit an act and derive benefit, revenge, envy or jealousy. Of course, every person can periodically experience such emotions and experiences. But the killer not only tries to solve the problem that has arisen in this way, but also gets satisfaction from violence, as well as a kind of psychological relaxation.
Features of the value-normative system
It was revealed that there are significant differences between murderers and law-abiding people at the level of awareness of rights, duties and norms. For example, ordinary people agree with the criminal law and the practice of its use more, although the legal awareness of these two categories is approximately at the same level. Assimilation of values and norms among murderers is lower. Therefore, the motivation that keeps the perpetrator from other negative acts is the fear of an unwanted outcome.
Psychological traits that distinguish a killer from an ordinary person
Murderers tend to have poor social adaptability and a sense of dissatisfaction with their situation. Most often, they are dominated by such a personality trait as impulsivity. It is expressed in a decrease in self-control, rash actions and emotional infantilism. Unlike ordinary people, they do not understand the value of another person's life. They are distinguished from other criminals by their emotional lability and exceptional bias of perception.
Thus, an ordinary person is distinguished from a murderer by psychological traits of character, attitude to norms and rules, and motives of behavior.
