Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence by Mary McMurr... - 9780470059487

Personality, Personality Disorder and ViolenceAn Evidence Based Approach\nAuthor(s): Mary McMurran, Richard Howard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470059487, 978-0470059487\nSynopsis\nPresents 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 - neuroticist