Jealousy, rage and murder
In a jealous rage a Pune immigrant murdered his family - wife and two daughters - with an axe. He then attempted suicide. He suspected his wife of infidelity. Evolution of jealousy As with socio-sexuality , jealousy has an evolutionary basis that arises out of natural selection (Harris, 2003). Sexual jealousy drives males to guard against cuckoldry thereby ensuring that a rivals genes are not passed on through their mate. Emotional jealousy drives females to ensure her mates continued investment in her own offspring. Psychodynamics of jealousy, rage and murder Freud showed morbid jealousy to be the deepest form of paranoia . His analysis indicated use of the defense mechansims of denial and projection to protect against threatening homosexual impulses - I do not love him—she (a wife, lover) loves him . Othello struggled with jealousy until he murdered Desdemona and then committed suicide. Murder or homicide can be understood as rage directed externally while suicide is rage d...