Psychopathy
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(Sprache: Englisch)
Despite the fascination with psychopaths in film, TV, and novels, psychopathy remains widely misunderstood. Most psychopaths are not murderers; most violent criminals are not psychopaths. Separating myth from fact, Essi Viding explores how we identify...
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Despite the fascination with psychopaths in film, TV, and novels, psychopathy remains widely misunderstood. Most psychopaths are not murderers; most violent criminals are not psychopaths. Separating myth from fact, Essi Viding explores how we identify psychopaths, why they behave and develop the way they do, and whether treatment is possible.
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Despite the fascination with psychopaths in film, TV, and novels, psychopathy remains widely misunderstood. Most psychopaths are not murderers; most violent criminals are not psychopaths. Separating myth from fact, Essi Viding explores how we identify psychopaths, why they behave and develop the way they do, and whether treatment is possible.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Psychopathy “
- Preface
- 1: Psychopathy: public lore and scientific reality
- 2: Explaining the lack of empathy
- 3: Explaining the failure to develop pro-socially
- 4: Why do some people become psychopaths?
- 5: What to do with a psychopath?
- Further reading
- Index
Autoren-Porträt von Essi Viding
Essi Viding is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, where she co-directs the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit. She is also adjunct faculty at Yale University Medical School Child Study Centre. Her research combines a variety of methodologies, including brain imaging and genetically informative study designs, in an effort to chart different developmental pathways to persistent antisocial behaviour. Professor Viding has received several prizes for her work, including the British Academy Wiley Prize in Psychology, The British Psychological Society Spearman Medal, The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award, and the Turin Mind & Brain Prize.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Essi Viding
- 2019, 144 Seiten, Maße: 11,3 x 17,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198802269
- ISBN-13: 9780198802266
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.02.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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