Dangerous Liaisons (eBook)

Claudia Moscovici is a Romanian-American fiction writer and literary critic. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Velvet Totalitarianism (2009) and of several scholarly books on Romantic art and literature, including Romanticism and Postromanticism (2007).

ContentsIntroduction Part I. What is a Psychopath? 1. Charismatic Psychopaths: Mark Hacking and Neil Entwistle2. What is a Psychopath? Close Readings of Hervey Cleckley’s The Mask of Sanity 3. Psychopaths and Pathological Lying4. The Psychopath’s Antisocial Behavior5. Psychopaths as Lovers6. Psychopaths and Failure Part II. The Process of Psychopathic Seduction 1. The Case of Drew Peterson2. Red Flags: How to Identify a Psychopathic Bond3. The Process of Psychopathic Seduction: Idealize, Devalue and Discard4. Artistic Psychopaths: The Case of Picasso5. The Psychopathic Seducer in Literature: Benjamin Constant’s Adolphe6. The Women Who Love Psychopaths7. Coping Mechanisms for Staying with a PsychopathPart III. How to Save Yourself from Psychopathic Seduction 1. Escaping the Psychopath2. Understanding the Science Behind the Disorder3. The Two Phases of Mourning: The Rational and the Emotional4. Sharing Information with Others5. Resisting Family/External Pressure to Stay with the Psychopath6. Know your Worth: A Healthy Self-Esteem is the Key to a Good Life7. Conclusion: Reclaiming Your Life: Asserting Your Agency and Your Boundaries Notes BibliographyAdditional Resources: Websites About the Author