Neuroanatomy of Social Behaviour - An Evolutionary and Psychoanalytic Perspective

About the author

Ralf-Peter Behrendt studied medicine and biophysics (medical cybernetics) in Moscow, Russia. He came to England in 1997, where he trained in psychiatry, pursuing special interests in psychoanalysis and neuropsychiatry. He now works as a consultant in old-age psychiatry. He has published several articles and book chapters in the field of psychopathology and neurobiology of mental illness, especially in the interface with philosophy.

Summary

Focuses on the constituent elements of human social behaviour and personality - such as aggression, avoidance, anxiety, and reward seeking. This book includes a discussion of the various brain structures and regulatory mechanisms. It also reviews advances in biological psychiatry and behavioural neuroscience.

Product details

• Authors: Ralf-peter Behrendt, Behrendt Ralf-Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367322762
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32276-2
• No. of pages: 690
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Psychoanalysis, General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Neuroscience, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Forthcoming