Risks of Harm from Psychopathic Individuals

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-20997-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 56 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 125 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Psychology

This brief offers understanding and insight into how to define, establish, and maintain personal safety to minimize risks of negative encounters with psychopaths. The author, through a behavioral science research lens sprinkled with autobiographical anecdotes, details causes of psychopathy, links between crime and psychopathy, and focuses particular attention on strategies and preventative measures that individuals who encounter psychopathic others can employ to assert their own personal mental and physical well-being. 

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woody, Robert Henley

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Chapter 1:  Accentuating the Positive.- Chapter 2: Harm in Contemporary Society.- Chapter 3: Risk Taking.- Chapter 4: Deception: The Great Pretender.- Chapter 5:  The Term Psychopathy.- Chapter 6: Definitions of Psychopathy.- Chapter 7: Incidence of Psychopathy.- Chapter 8:  Violence and Criminal Psychopathy.- Chapter 9: Relationships with Psychopaths.- Chapter 10: The Victim's Personal Rights.- Chapter 11: Managing the Great Pretender.

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Henley Woody is a professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (teaching forensic, school, and social psychology) and is in the private practice of law in Omaha. His degrees include a PhD from Michigan State University, a ScD from the University of Pittsburgh, and a JD from Creighton University School of Law. He is a licensed psychologist in Florida and Michigan and also a member of the Florida, Michigan, and Nebraska bars. He has been named a diplomat in clinical psychology, forensic psychology, ABPP, and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. He has authored or edited 34 books and written approximately 200 chapters and articles for professional journals. His primary research interests are in the areas of forensic psychology, law enforcement, school psychology, family and sex therapy, and group therapy.