| Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence Contributor(s): McMurran, Mary (Editor), Howard, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0470059494 ISBN-13: 9780470059494 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: 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 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| LCCN: 2008052782 |
| Series: Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.27 lbs) 352 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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.
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