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Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction
Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction
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  • Describes the personality disorder of psychopathy, dispelling common myths and misconceptions
  • Considers how psychopaths think and what is different about their brains, analysing what may drive their behaviour
  • Explores the genetic and environmental factors that can contribute to psychopathy
  • Discusses whether it is possible to prevent or even treat psychopathy

      
Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has long captured the public imagination. Newspaper column inches have been devoted to murderers with psychopathic features, and we also encounter psychopaths in films and books. Individuals with psychopathy are characterised in particular by lack of empathy and guilt, manipulation of other people and, in the case of criminal psychopathy, premeditated violent behaviour. They are dangerous and can incur immeasurable emotional, psychological, physical, and financial costs to their victims and their families. 
      
Despite the public fascination with psychopathy, there is often a very limited understanding of the condition, and several myths about psychopathy abound. For example, people commonly assume that all psychopaths are sadistic serial killers or that all violent and antisocial individuals are psychopaths. Yet, research shows that most psychopaths are not serial killers, and, equally, there are plenty of antisocial and violent offenders who are not psychopaths. This Very Short Introduction gives an overview of how we can identify individuals with or at risk of developing psychopathy, and how they differ from other people who display antisocial behavior. Essi Viding also explores the latest genetic, neuroscience, and psychology evidence in order to illuminate why psychopaths behave and develop the way they do, and considers whether it is possible to prevent or even treat psychopathy. 

Index: 

Preface
1: Psychopathy: public lore and scientific reality
2: Explaining the lack of empathy
3: Explaining the failure to develop pro-socially
4: Why do some people become psychopaths?
5: What to do with a psychopath?
Further reading
Index

About the author: 

Essi Viding is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, where she co-directs the Developmental Risk and Resilience Unit. She is also adjunct faculty at Yale University Medical School Child Study Centre. Her research combines a variety of methodologies, including brain imaging and genetically informative study designs, in an effort to chart different developmental pathways to persistent antisocial behaviour. Professor Viding has received several prizes for her work, including the British Academy Wiley Prize in Psychology, The British Psychological Society Spearman Medal, The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award, and the Turin Mind & Brain Prize.

Product details

ISBN : 9780198802266

Author: 
Essi Viding
Pages
136 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
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Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction

Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction

Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction