Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence / / edited by Colin R. Martin, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910742499403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023
• ISBN: 3-031-31547-2
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2023.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 illus., 188 illus. in color. eReference.)
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetti: Clinical psychology; Emotions; Personality; Clinical Psychology; Emotion; Psicologia clínica; Emocions; Ira (Emoció); Agressivitat; Violència; Personalitat; Llibres electrònics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Placing Aggression, Anger, Aggression and Violence In Context -- The general population and mental health correlates of anger -- Antisocial history and adult antisocial behavior -- Varieties of anger -- Violence and women (non sexual) -- Sexual violence -- Features of youth violence -- Schools and aggression -- Violence in schools -- Relationship proximity and violence -- Predatory violence and homicide -- How we respond to angry faces -- The modern age: Cyberbullying (peer Victimization) as a form of aggression -- Adolescents, aggression and cyberbullying -- Violence and child soldiers -- Combat exposure and aggression -- 2. Causes and Precipitation of Anger, Aggression ; and Violence -- Alcohol and aggression -- Crawling experiences and the development of anger expression -- Ethnopolitical violence exposure and and children's aggression -- Isolation-induced aggressive behaviors -- Depression induced aggression -- Pornography and sexual violence -- Aggression and video games -- 3. Features of Anger, Aggression and Violence -- Facial recognition of fear in aggressive patients -- Facial image identification and the position of aggression using a 2D/3D superimposition technique -- Diet and anger -- Culture and anger expression -- The interrelationship between anger control, trait anger, and motor control -- Violence an aggression by males and impact on females -- Partner violence and aggression management -- Anger trait in cooperativeness and depression -- Community violence and academic attainment -- Bullying as a form of psychological aggression -- The aggressive-disruptive child and school outcomes -- How psychiatry perceive adolescent aggressive behavior -- 4. Anger, Aggression and Violence in Defined Disorders and Conditions -- Aggression in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Anger and cigarette smoking behavior -- Aggression in heroin addiction -- Aggression in adolescent psychiatric inpatients -- Anger in post-illness: the example of stroke -- Anger in autism -- Aggression in patients with schizophrenia -- Aggression in bipolar disorder -- Aggression in epilepsy -- 5. Physical Measures of Pathology and Insights: Genetics -- The 5-HTTLPR genotype and aggression -- MAOA and MAOB polymorphisms and anger -- Polymorphism in the 5HT2A Serotonin Receptor Gene -- Transcriptomics and aggression in females: a focus on primates -- 6. Physical Measures of Pathology and Insights: Non-Genetic -- The magnocellular visual pathway and the position of anger and associated traits -- Serotonin neuron firing and aggression -- Dopaminergic neurons and aggression -- Hypocretin and melanin-concentrating hormone and aggression -- Cholesterol and aggression -- Testosterone and aggressive behavior -- Caffeine and aggression -- Facial image identification using a 2D/3D superimposition technique -- 7. Treatments and therapies -- Group anger management -- The role of the therapist in to curtail violent batterers -- Neurofeedback techniques for controlling anger -- Topiramate (Topamax) therapy for aggressive behavior -- Use of clozapine in aggressive behavior -- Use of mindfulness-based treatments for aggression -- Electroconvulsive therapy and aggression -- Interpersonal reconstructive therapy and aggression -- 8. Methods and Techniques -- The predictive validity of assessment platforms for imminent aggression -- Anger recognition -- The Buss-Durke Inventory for aggression -- The Modified Overt Aggression Scale and its applications -- The Psychopathic Personality Inventory -- The Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale -- The Dutch Reactive Proactive Questionnaire for Reactive and Proactive Aggression.
• Sommario/riassunto: This handbook provides a detailed overview of the emotional, physical, and social implications of anger, aggression, and violence. The book covers the recognition, diagnosis, and evaluation of these areas, aiming to understand the aetiology of these behavioral features to assist with prevention and cure. The book is divided into eight sections: Placing Aggression, Anger, Aggression and Violence In Context Causes and Precipitation of Anger, Aggression and Violence Features of Anger, Aggression and Violence Anger, Aggression and Violence in Defined Disorders and Conditions Physical Measures of Pathology and Insights: Genetics Physical Measures of Pathology and Insights: Non-Genetic Treatments and Therapies Methods and Techniques Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence will be of use for behavioral scientists, ; psychologists, psychiatric nurses and doctors, neurologists, health scientists, general practitioners, research scientists and all those interested in altered behavior.