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Criminal minds, Richard Ramirez

Allison Brink Rasmussen University Mental health Nadine Grant December 5th, 2021

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14 people killed, dozen more raped, this was the work of American serial killer Richard Ramirez (Biography.com Editors, 2021). Richard Ramirez was born in 1960 and died in 2013 (Biography.com Editors, 2021). He first acquired the nickname Valley intruder. After the police caught on to Ramirez they later changed his name to the night stalker. Most of Richard Ramirez attacks happened at night time at the victim’s home. His M.O. was stocking usually a couple or a husband and wife (Biography.com Editors, 2021). He would then go into their homes at night shoot the male victim and then assault and rape the female victim and would go as far as mutilating their body and I removal. On many occasions he forced his female victims to claim their love for Satan. Richard Ramirez had a Satanic symbol tattooed on his hand.

In Richard Ramirez is life he went through many hardships. He lived with his older cousin Miguel who had recently returned from the Vietnam war. He was heavily influenced by his older cousin. At age 13 Ramirez witnessed his cousin Miguel murder his wife. Ramirez and his cousin Miguel would often smoke marijuana together while sharing war stories (Biography.com Editors, 2021). Miguel often told Ramirez about his torture and mutilation to the Vietnamese women he encountered along with pictures. Ramirez is marijuana use eventually got him arrested in 1997 for his first recorded arrest. He later progressed into burglary, Satanism, and cocaine addiction (Biography.com Editors, 2021). She began to neglect his personal hygiene.

3 Richard Ramirez does not have a confirmed diagnosis of conduct disorder but his symptoms follow it to the tee (Johns Hopkins medical, n.d.). Some symptoms of conduct disorder are not caring about social normalcy ‘s, ignoring all rights of others, lying and manipulating others, older kids will pick fights and destroy property (Johns Hopkins medical, n.d.). More violent symptoms of conduct disorder are committing physical violence, sexual violence, hurting animals and physically harming other people. Some causes of this disorder are brain damage, genetics, child abuse, and traumatic events (Johns Hopkins medical, n.d.). By the time Richard Ramirez was 13 he went through many tragic events like watching his cousin ‘s wife dies and hearing about war stories. Ramirez suffered a head injury as a child one knocking him unconscious when he was five years old. He later developed epileptic fits from this incident. Richard was abused by his father at a young age and his mother was promiscuous and engaged in sexual behaviors in front of him. Both parents were abusive and heavy users of drug and alcohol. This Kind of disorder is a long-lasting pattern of negative behaviors. To diagnose there must be presence of at least three or more of the criteria, aggression towards people and or animals, destruction of property, and serious violations of rules. Many other underlining psychiatric conditions can accompany this order like anxiety, PTSD, substance-abuse, ADHD, and mood disorders.

The first nursing diagnosis/intervention I would give Ramirez would be risk for injury related to impaired judgment, as evidenced by aggressive behavior towards others. Some nursing interventions would be maintain a low level of stimuli in the environment, redirect violent behavior, provide frequent rest periods (Abby, 2001). The goal of these interventions is to help minimize escalation of anxiety and prevent exhaustion.

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My second nursing intervention/diagnosis would be risk for self-directed violence related to rage reaction, as evidenced by poor impulse control. Some nursing interventions I would use is to create a calm and firm approach, maintain a consistent approach setting expectations and standards, redirect agitation into different outlets for the patient (Abby, 2001). This should help provide structure in control for a client who is out of control and such clear and concise limits that can lead to Manipulation of staff and it can prevent pent up hostility.

My third and final nursing diagnosis/intervention is impaired social interaction related to disturb thought process, as evidenced by dysfunctional interaction with family, peers, and or others. Some nursing interventions I would use is when the client is not at a manic state to integrate them with other clients and non-stimulating activities, provide environments with minimal stimuli, solitary activities that require short attention span and mild physical exertion (Abby, 2001). Patient by being able to involve them in activities that focus on social contact and that it becomes part of their normal, the reduction in stimuli lessons distractibility and solitary activities minimize stimuli and release tension constructively (Abby, 2001).

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Abby, R. S. R. H. (2001, April 15). Conduct Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care. American Family Physician. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0415/p1579.html

Biography.com Editors. (2021, November 12). Richard Ramirez. Biography. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/richard-ramirez

CDC. (2020, June 15). Data and Statistics on Children’s Mental Health | CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html

Conduct Disorder. (n.d.). Mental Health America. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://mhanational.org/conditions/conduct-disorder

Johns Hopkins medical. (n.d.). Conduct Disorder. Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-anddiseases/conduct-disorder...