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Week 7 Assignment

Andrexa Peluso

02/27/2021

What is happening to this individual? Give a brief summary.

Elliot Rodgers killed 6 individuals and wounded over 22 others around the University of California campus at 22 years. After the incident, Rodgers then committed suicide (Thompson, 2014). Prior to the occurrence, Rodgers demonstrated fury through a YouTube video where a woman excluded him. He was angry because he was a virgin at 22 and other men had beautiful wives around them.

What stage of lifespan developmental stage/age is this person experiencing (i.e., Infant, child, adolescent, or adult and the chronological age)?

Elliot Rodgers committed his crime at 22 years after a woman rejected him. The incident is attributed to his nurture at childhood particularly the socioeconomic condition where he was brought up (Thompson, 2014). He lived with his step mother at his early stage of life. He disliked his step mother and he had psychological challenges throughout his life.

How might have the "twig" (person) been bent? Select at least three major develop-mentalist assumptions such as nature/nurture, behaviorism, genetic code, sociocultural, or any other developmental concepts from your textbook and discuss how these developmental concepts may have contributed to this person's situation before, during and after the life event featured in the news article.

The early childhood of a person influences how his/her life will be in the future. The behaviours and future personalities of an individual depends on how they are nurtured. Thus, the behaviours and personalities of a person at adulthood are a replica of the values they acknowledged in their early lives. Rodger’s behaviour at 22 is a replica of the experiences that he encounters as a child and a teenager.

References

Elliot Rodger. Criminal Minds Wiki. https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Elliot_Rodger.

Thompson, D. G. (2014, June 10). The Psychology of Elliot Rodger. Psych Central. https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-psychology-of-elliot-rodger.