Jeffrey Dahmer

Was Jeffrey Dahmer mentally ill or was he a psychopath who chose his actions?

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1. Psychopaths (now termed "Antisocial Personality Disorders) are mentally ill. It would certainly be difficult to argue that Jeffery Dahmer was psychologically healthy.
2. seriously what sane person does that just another skrewed man
3. Psychopaths ARE mentally ill.......So what exactly are you asking?
4. You do know that Jeffrey Dahmer is died! He was also a very sick man! He choose to be what he was!
5. Not mentally well. His behaviour is abnormal, aberrant, detached and destructive - a good sign of mental illness. To ask if he is insane is another thing altogether. Not all mental illness is insanity.
6. Both.
7. In his case there is no difference.
8. pyschopath aka mentally ill
9. This has been questioned multiple times whether Jeffrey Dahmer was Mentally ill or a Psychopath Psychopath Checklist Factor1: Aggressive narcissism 1. Glibness / superficial charm 2. Grandiose sense of self-worth 3. Pathological lying 4. Cunning / manipulative 5. Lack of remorse or guilt* 6. Shallow* 7. Callous / lack of empathy* 8. Failure to accept responsibility for own actions 9. Promiscuous sexual behavior* Factor2: Socially deviant lifestyle 1. Need for stimulation / proneness to boredom* 2. Parasitic lifestyle 3. Poor behavioral control 4. Lack of realistic, long-term goals* 5. Impulsivity 6. Irresponsibility* 7. Juvenile delinquency* 8. Early behavior problems* 9. Many short-term marital relationships 10. Revocation of conditional release Traits not correlated with either factor 1. Many short-term marital relationships 2. Promiscuous sexual behavior * 3. Criminal versatility I believe he was a psychopath according to this checklist there probably was a few i didn't star but the majority of the list is stared so he is a psychopath a psychopath has a mental illness so both.