Jun 10, 2019 08:00:00

Why do some people do cannibalism?

by

Alexei Scutari

Although 'cannibalism' is not a rare occurrence in today's society, several cases are known. When a French research team examined five patients who had eaten in the past at a psychiatric institution, two trends were observed. In addition, as for the case of Uruguayan Air Force plane 571 flight accident known as the documentary film ' The Supper of the Andes ', a foodie to be carried out as an emergency evacuation is not included in 'Kanivalism'.

The Psychopathological Profile of Cannibalism: A Review of Five Cases.-PubMed-NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31157920

Scientists Study 5 Cases of Pathological Cannibalism. Narcissism Partly Explains Heinous Act.
https://www.livescience.com/65643-cannibalism-pathology-case-study.html

The study was conducted by patients with Dr. Sophie Raymond, Dr. Anne Sophie Réget and Dr. Ivan Gasmann on patients at UMD Henri Colin , a psychiatric medical facility in Villejuif , France.

According to Dr. Raymon et al., People who have performed cannibalism are classified as 'severe schizophrenia ' (3 cases) and ' sychopathic and sadistic mixed personality disorder related to sexual preference disorder (paraphilia) ' (2 cases) Did.

In the case of schizophrenia patients, it is a self-defense reaction to the fear of extinction: 'The only way to survive is to assimilate or kill all'. So it happened with a sudden explosion of emotion. In all three cases studied, patients ate parts of their parents' bodies. It was also found that there were emotional discords and oppositions in parent-child relationships before reaching cannibalism.

On the other hand, in the case of personality disorder, patients are indifferent to social taboos, and ego and self-love are at the center of their problems, and there is a desire to overcome deep-seated frustration with extraordinary behavior. The onset of cannibalism is triggered by the feeling that 'I was tasted humiliation', and it is thought that self-esteem is enhanced by the cannibalism and tension is relieved. In addition, it is said that sexual acts also accompany cannibalism.

The researchers say that the study was 'not intended to be applied to other cases,' as the survey included only 5 cases and all were male. In addition, individual cases are complex, and further analysis is required to search for environmental factors and personal factors that can lead to cannibalism, and the essence of action remains a mystery.