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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337665903321

Autore

Woody Robert Henley

Titolo

Risks of Harm from Psychopathic Individuals / / by Robert Henley Woody

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-20998-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (61 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Psychology, , 2192-8363

Disciplina

616.858832

616.89

Soggetti

Psychology, Pathological

Personality

Social psychology

Clinical psychology

Psychopathology

Personality and Social Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .