Personality, personality disorder and violence

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Title:

Personality, personality disorder and violence

Author:

McMurran, Mary.

ISBN:

9780470059494

9780470059487

Publication Information:

Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Physical Description:

xviii, 321 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series:

Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology

Series Title:

Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology

Contents:

Personality, personality disorder and violence : an introduction / Mary McMurran -- The 'functional link' between personality disorder and violence : a critical appraisal / Conor Duggan & Richard Howard -- A systematic review of the relationship between childhood impulsiveness and later violence / Darrick Joliffe & David P. Farrington -- The 'big five' : neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness as an organisational scheme for thinking about aggression and violence / Vincent Egan -- Narcissism / Caroline Logan -- Subtypes of psychopath / Ronald Blackburn -- Antisocial personality disorder / Stéphane de Brito & Sheilagh Hodgins -- The neurobiology of affective dyscontrol : implications for understanding 'dangerous and severe personality disorder' / Rick Howard -- The processing of emotional expression information in individuals with psychopathy / R. James R. Blair -- Angry affect, aggression and personality disorder / Kevin Howells -- Attachment difficulties / Anthony R. Beech and Ian J. Mitchell -- Empathy and offending behavior / William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall & Geris A. Serran -- Psychopathic violence : a cognitive-attention perspective / Jennifer E. Vitale & Joseph P. Newman -- Social problem solving, personality disorder and violence / Mary McMurran -- Criminal thinking / Glenn D. Walters -- Personality, personality disorder and violence : implications for future research and practice / Mary McMurran & Richard Howard.

Subject Term:

Personality disorders.

Violence.

Added Author:

McMurran, Mary.

Howard, R. C. (Richard Charles)

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008052782-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008052782-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008052782-t.html

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Summary

Presents the evidence-base for links between personality traits, psychological functioning, personality disorder and violence - with a focus on assessment and treatment approaches that will help clinicians to assess risk in this client group. An evidence-based examination of those personality traits and types of psychological functioning that may contribute to personality disorder and violence- and the links that can be made between the two Each chapter tackles an area of personality or psychological functioning and includes a developmental perspective, discussion of how to gauge risk, and an outline of effective treatments Traits covered include impulsivity, aggressiveness, narcissism and the 'Big Five' - neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness New for the prestigious Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology , a market leader with more than 20,000 books in print