Risks of Harm from Psychopathic Individuals

Woody, Robert Henley

Risks of Harm from Psychopathic Individuals by Robert Henley Woody. - First edition 2019 - recurso en línea (XIII, 56 páginas) - SpringerBriefs in Psychology 2192-8363 .

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.

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.

9783030209988

10.1007/978-3-030-20998-8 doi


Psiquiatría

RC454.4 / 2019 EB