anxiety from his incongruent self-concept, leading back to his mother denying him unconditional positive regard. When looking at what Lionel Tate did, Id say that the motive comes from a combination of Skinners, Freuds, and Rogers schools of thought. Tate was probably praised in some way for his size and strength, maybe by his friends, as Skinner would have said. Although Im not sure that I agree that Tate is still clinging to the Oedipus complex as Freud may have said, I do think that the absence of a father may have contributed somewhat. While there are always children who get along just fine without a father, there are many who dont. Tate may be one. I also agree with Rogers that maybe his mother conditioned his love, or at least Tate believed she did. I do feel that Lionel Tate knew what he was doing when he killed Tiffany Eunick. He was completely aware he was that hurting her, and blaming the WWF is just an excuse. I believe his conviction of first-degree murder was just....
