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03350aam a2200457Ii 4500 001 CDDA10C490F111EA86A69E4897128E48 003 SILO 005 20200508010100 008 190627t20192019nyua b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2019941478 020 $a 0198802269 020 $a 9780198802266 035 $a (OCoLC)1112379839 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d TOH $d ERASA $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d LTSCA $d IEP $d CTX $d YDX $d VP@ $d YDX $d UAB $d OCLCO $d EAU $d SILO 050 4 $a RC555 $b .V53 2019 060 4 $a WM 190.5.A2 082 04 $a 616.85/82 $2 23 100 1 $a Viding, Essi, $e author. 245 10 $a Psychopathy : $b a very short introduction / $c Essi Viding. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2019. 300 $a xxiv, 111 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 18 cm. 490 1 $a Very short introductions ; $v 618 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-108) and index. 505 0 $a How can we know if someone is a psychopath or is at risk of becoming one? -- Explaining the lack of empathy -- Explaining impulsivity and failure to behave prosocially -- Why do some people become psychopaths? -- What to do with a psychopath? 520 8 $a Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has long captured the public imagination. Newspaper column inches have been devoted to murderers with psychopathic features, and we also encounter psychopaths in films and books. Individuals with psychopathy are characterised in particular by lack of empathy and guilt, manipulation of other people and, in the case of criminal psychopathy, premeditated violent behaviour. They are dangerous and can incur immeasurable emotional, psychological, physical, and financial costs to their victims and their families. Despite the public fascination with psychopathy, there is often a very limited understanding of the condition, and several myths about psychopathy abound. For example, people commonly assume that all psychopaths are sadistic serial killers or that all violent and antisocial individuals are psychopaths. Yet, research shows that most psychopaths are not serial killers, and, equally, there are plenty of antisocial and violent offenders who are not psychopaths. This Very Short Introduction gives an overview of how we can identify individuals with or at risk of developing psychopathy, and how they differ from other people who display antisocial behavior. Essi Viding also explores the latest genetic, neuroscience, and psychology evidence in order to illuminate why psychopaths behave and develop the way they do, and considers whether it is possible to prevent or even treat psychopathy. 650 0 $a Antisocial personality disorders. 650 0 $a Criminal psychology. 650 0 $a Psychopaths. 650 2 $a Antisocial Personality Disorder. 650 2 $a Criminal Psychology. 650 7 $a PSYCHOLOGY / Forensic Psychology. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Antisocial personality disorders. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810814 650 7 $a Criminal psychology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00883467 650 7 $a Psychopaths. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01081656 830 0 $a Very short introductions ; $v 618. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20211202013900.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508023124.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CDDA10C490F111EA86A69E4897128E48 994 $a 92 $b UINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search