Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence : An Evidence Based Approach

by Editor: Mary McMurran (University of Nottingham); Editor: Richard Howard (University of Nottingham)

• ISBN13: 9780470059791
• ISBN10: 0470059796
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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

Table of Contents

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Series Editors

Preface

Preface

Introduction

Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence: An Introduction

The Functional Link Between Personality Disorder and Violence: A Critical Appraisal

Traits

A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Childhood Impulsiveness and Later Violence

The Big Five;: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness as an Organisational Scheme for Thinking About Aggression and Violence

Narcissism

Subtypes of Psychopath

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Affect

The Neurobiology of Affective Dyscontrol: Implications for Understanding Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder

The Processing of Emotional Expression Information in Individuals with Psychopathy

Angry Affect, Aggression and Personality Disorder

Attachment Difficulties

Empathy and Offending Behavior

Cognition

Psychopathic Violence: A Cognitive-Attention Perspective

Social Problem Solving, Personality Disorder and Violence

Criminal Thinking

Conclusion

Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence: Implications For Future Research and Practice

Index

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