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Informationen zum Autor James Blair is Chief of the Unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. Derek Mitchell and Karina Blair both work on the Unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program. Klappentext "A gem of a contribution to the field of psychopathy" Professor Joseph Newman, University of Wisconsin THE PSYCHOPATH EMOTION AND THE BRAIN James Blair, Derek Mitchell, and Karina Blair "The Psychopath will be an engrossing read for any clinician, scientist or student who wants to understand that mysteriouis individual, the criminal psychopath." Professor Terrie Moffitt, Institute of Psychiatry London "A remarkably powerful, readable, and detailed assessment of psychopathy, this book is an extraordinary accomplishment and a boon for the field." Professor Joseph Newman, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin "A timely, exciting and highly readable new synthesis which has taken into account emerging data on the biology of psychopathy, including its neurocognitive basis." Trevor Robbins, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge "A comprehensive summary of recent research on the cognitive, emotional, and neurological correlates to psychopathy. One of the few resources to consider the manifestations of psychopathy throughout the lifespan." Professor Paul J. Frick, Director Applied Developmental Psychology Program, University of Orleans Zusammenfassung Psychopaths continue to be demonised by the media and estimates suggest that a disturbing percentage of the population has psychopathic tendencies. This timely and controversial new book summarises what we already know about psychopathy and antisocial behavior and puts forward a new case for its cause - with far-reaching implications. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures and tables vi Acknowledgements viii 1 What is Psychopathy? 1 2 The Background Facts 18 3 What is the Ultimate Cause of Psychopathy? 28 4 The Psychopathic Individual: The Functional Impairment 47 5 Cognitive Accounts of Psychopathy 67 6 Neural Accounts of Psychopathy 81 7 A Neurocognitive Account of Reactive Aggression 96 8 A Neurocognitive Account of Psychopathy 110 9 Conundrums and Conclusions 141 References 156 Subject index 187 Author index 196 ...
