Making a Psychopath, Mark Freestone
Making a Psychopath, Mark Freestone
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Making a Psychopath
My Journey into Seven Dangerous Minds

Author: Mark Freestone

Narrator: David Wayman

Unabridged: 4 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2022


Synopsis

Find out what truly creates and defines a psychopath, from the leading expert who helped to create Killing Eve's Villanelle.

Dr. Mark Freestone has worked on some of the most interesting, infamous and disturbing cases of psychopathology in recent years. His expertise has led to a consultant role on several TV series, helping them accurately portray their fictional villains. Now, he shares his phenomenal insight into the minds of some of the world's most violent real-life criminals.

Angela "the Remorseless", a rare female psychopath, casually confessed to murder on national television without a hint of regret. Danny "the Borderline" switched from grandiosity to rage to despair within minutes and killed his defenseless friend without explanation. Tony "the Conman" preferred charm, intimidation and sexual abuse over physical violence and once tried to dupe someone into buying the Eiffel Tower. Jason "the Liar" had a fantasy life that led to vicious murders around Europe and preyed on those who see the good in people. Case by fascinating case, get to know seven of the most dangerous minds that Dr. Freestone has encountered over the last 15 years. These are up-close accounts of some of the most psychopathic criminals, and of what can happen if you fall victim to their supreme powers of manipulation.

Exploring the many factors that make a psychopath, the complexities and contradictions of their emotions and behavior, as well as an examination of how the lives of psychopaths develop inside and outside the institutions that are supposed to contain them, Making a Psychopath opens up a window into the world of those who operate in a void of human emotion—and what can be done to control them.

About Mark Freestone

Mark Freestone, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London. He has worked in prisons and forensic mental health services for over 15 years as a researcher and clinician, including in the High Secure Category A prison estate, which houses some of the UK's most notorious and high-risk criminals. He has also worked at Rampton and Broadmoor Special Hospitals - institutions which have housed the likes of the Yorkshire ripper Peter Sutcliffe, Moors Murderer Ian Brady, Levi Bellfield and Charles Bronson - as part of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) Programme. He is a consultant to BBC America's Killing Eve, an editor of the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology and currently an advisor to NHS England on services for men and women with a diagnosis of severe personality disorder. He has published several academic articles on personality disorder, psychopathy and violence risk, but Making a Psychopath is his first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly

I was very excited to read this book primarily because of my extensive education in psychology, but I was deeply disappointed in it. The best of the book was the first chapter entitled The Masks of Psychopathy as it provided the most information about the psychopath. Following that was the 7 case st......more

Goodreads review by Daniele

To me, this book is fascinating. Maybe it wasn’t the best idea to read it while I was watching the Ted Bundy series. I finished them both on the same day and they really affected my mood for a couple of days: I felt like someone emptied me with a spoon. I’m deeply invested in the subject of psychopat......more

Nie jest to jakiś wielki powiew świeżości, jeśli chodzi o tematykę, ale czyta się całkiem dobrze i można się dowiedzieć paru ciekawostek.......more