Psychology of Mass Murders or Shootings Series Part 1 to 6: An Interview with Dr. Roland Kim

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This is the introductory video to the course Psychology of Mass Murders / Shootings 6 video series. In this 6-part video series, Roland Kim educates the public about mass murders from a psychological perspective. In video part 1, the interviewer’s questions for Dr. Kim to answer are 1. You have spent much time examining mass murders. Can you share your insight or findings regarding the Uvalde Elementary School shooting?  2. Can we predict and prevent mass shootings in our society? 3. Based on your findings, can you show us the typical mass shooters or murderers’ profiles? 4. You mentioned “Silent Trauma.”  Why did you term it “Silent Trauma”? Is it because the trauma survivors never speak about it while growing up? In video part 2, Dr. Roland Kim educates the public about understanding mass murders from a psychological perspective. The interviewer’s questions are: 1. What is the definition of silent trauma as a possible cause of mental health issues in one’s later life? 2. What is an example of Silent Trauma? 3. How does it affect one’s brain structure? 4. What are the symptoms of Silent Trauma in later life? In video part 3, Dr. Roland Kim educates the public about understanding mass murders from a psychological perspective. The interviewer’s questions are: 1. Why the majority of mass shooters are from Caucasian backgrounds? 2. How are early signs related to later suicidal-homicidal tendencies? 3. Is it right to label the mass murderers evil? 4. Why do we fail to detect the early signs as a family or school? In video part 4, Dr. Roland Kim educates the public about understanding mass murders from a psychological perspective. The interviewer’s questions are: 1. What is the best approach to prevent mass murders? 2. Why is the best treatment approach for potential mass murderers? 3. Why do we need to perceive them differently than simply as evil? 4. What can we do to prevent them: multi-faceted approach? 5. Why has our mental health system been failing in detecting potential murderers? In video part 5, Dr. Roland Kim educates the public about understanding mass murders from a psychological perspective. The interviewer’s questions are: 1. How to deal with our deadlocked gun control legislature? 2. Why the approach to solving mental health issues is not enough? 3. What is the best alternative measure for protecting the innocent public if gun control is impossible? 4. How effective would be the red flag law? In video part 6, Roland Kim educates the public about understanding mass murders from a psychological perspective. The interviewer’s questions are: 1. How can we make our system more effective? 2. What should we do to strengthen the mental health system? 3. Why our current screening system has not worked? 4. why do the mass shooters leave notes or manifestos before they commit mass murder-suicides?