Psychopathy - Sandie Taylor, Lance Workman

Psychopathy

The Basics
Buch | Hardcover
252 Seiten
2023
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-22102-1 (ISBN)
149,60 inkl. MwSt
Psychopathy: The Basics is an accessible text that provides a compact introduction to the major findings and debates concerning this complex personality disorder.

This book provides an overview of the field and covers a wide range of research findings from genetics to psychosocial developmental explanations. It begins with an exploration of the historical conception of the phenomenon of psychopathy and goes on to discuss its social and cultural accounts. It also delves into biologically based explanations including genetic and evolutionary approaches, along with criminological and entrepreneurial types of psychopathy. Offering a balanced perspective, thisbook addresses the nature-nurture debate in the field and also discusses widely accepted personality traits of psychopaths. Lastly, it also provides a glossary of key terms and suggestions for further reading

This book will be an essential read for students of forensic psychology, or criminology. It is also an ideal starting point for those interested in the science of psychopathy and personality disorders.

Sandie Taylor is an experienced lecturer and author. Her DPhil in psychology focused on applied memory approaches to facilitate recognition of faces. She has also received an MSc in Criminology and has previously published 4 books (including Forensic Psychology: The Basics) and many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Lance Workman is Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of South Wales. He was formally Head of Psychology at Bath Spa University. Lance has published widely on psychology, including over 100 articles and 9 books. He was interviews editor for The Psychologist for 7 years, and he regularly appears in the media.

What is psychopathy: Definitions and history of the conception



Implications of measurement in shaping our understanding of psychopathy



Explanations: Social, psychological and cultural



Explanations: Biological



Explanations: Personality-Psychopathy interaction



Explanations: Developmental pathway and continuity



Criminal and entrepreneurial psychopaths



Psychopaths living among us



Can they change their spots?

Glossary

References

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie The Basics
Zusatzinfo 8 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 20 Halftones, black and white; 36 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 360 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
ISBN-10 1-032-22102-X / 103222102X
ISBN-13 978-1-032-22102-1 / 9781032221021
Zustand Neuware
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