Well, his insanity was likely caused by a number of factors...
1. His involvement, as you have said, in the first world war 2. His subsequent involvement in various "ethnic pride" groups.... 3. His abusive father (not sure if that is factual, have heard of it as an influence, though 4. The fact that his given name was not Hitler but Schikelgruber. No joke. That'd be enough to warp anyone *stops joking, it's just not funny* 5. His losing out on an art scholarship many times in Vienna. Well, okay, that's not enough to make him evil, but it didn't help.
The correct word is sociopath, not psychopath, and I believe people consider it to be induced by severe abuse as a child (generally) so no, he wouldn't be one. Well, not yet.
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Date: 2003-11-10 05:52 pm (UTC)1. His involvement, as you have said, in the first world war
2. His subsequent involvement in various "ethnic pride" groups....
3. His abusive father (not sure if that is factual, have heard of it as an influence, though
4. The fact that his given name was not Hitler but Schikelgruber. No joke. That'd be enough to warp anyone *stops joking, it's just not funny*
5. His losing out on an art scholarship many times in Vienna. Well, okay, that's not enough to make him evil, but it didn't help.
The correct word is sociopath, not psychopath, and I believe people consider it to be induced by severe abuse as a child (generally) so no, he wouldn't be one. Well, not yet.