title: Martyrdom redefined: self-destructive killers and vulnerable narcissism.
abstract: Lankford shows that suicide terrorists have much in common with maladjusted persons who die by suicide. However, what differentiates suicidal killers from those who "only" commit suicide? A key element may be vulnerable narcissism. Narcissism has been simultaneously linked to interpersonal aggression, achievement, and depression. These traits may explain the paradoxical picture of a person who may appear "normal" in some aspects, and yet hate himself and others so intensely as to seek mutual destruction.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department,Oregon State Hospital,Salem,OR,97301. leonardo.bobadilla25@gmail.com http://leonardobobadilla.blogspot.com/
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bobadilla
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D023481:Terrorism / Q000523:psychology*