Psychology of Female Violence - Crimes Against the Body

Informationen zum Autor Anna Motz, Anna Motz Klappentext First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Explores the psychology of violent and criminal women from a psychodynamic and criminological rspective, also examining the link between childhood experience and adult behaviour. The book uses illustrative case material throughout. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword to first edition by Dr Estela Welldon, Foreword by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I. Violence against children, 1. The development of maternal abuse: female perversion, 2. Female sexual abuse of children, 3. Maternal physical abuse, 4. Fabricated or induced illness, 5. Infanticide, PART II. Violence against the self, 6. Deliberate self-harm, 7. Anorexia nervosa, PART III. Violence against others, 8. Battered women who kill, PART IV. Clinical applications, 9. Working with women who kill, 10. Hiding and being lost: the case for women-only secure units, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index

Product details

• Authors: Anna Motz, Motz Anna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2008
• EAN: 9780415403870
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40387-0
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Violence and abuse in society