Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence

By Richard Howard and Mary McMurran

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470059494
• ISBN13: 9780470059494
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.5"