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The abusive personality : violence and control in intimate relationships Dutton, Donald G.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Guilford Press 2007Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 262 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781593853716 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.8582 ABU
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Early Explanations Chapter 3. Learning of Abusiveness Chapter 4. The Psychology of the Cycle of Violence Chapter 5. The Structure of the Abusive Personality: The Data Chapter 6. The Primitive Origins of Rage
Summary: This influential book provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating intimate partner violence. Integrating a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, Donald G. Dutton demonstrates that male abusiveness is more than just a learned pattern of behavior-it is the outgrowth of a particular personality configuration. He illuminates the development of the abusive personality from early childhood to adulthood and presents an evidence-based treatment approach designed to meet this population's unique needs. The second edition features two new chapters on the neurobiological roots of abusive behavior and the development of abusiveness in females.--Publisher's description
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Book Book Vine library TRO 616.8582 ABU Available a00669679b

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Early Explanations Chapter 3. Learning of Abusiveness Chapter 4. The Psychology of the Cycle of Violence Chapter 5. The Structure of the Abusive Personality: The Data Chapter 6. The Primitive Origins of Rage

This influential book provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating intimate partner violence. Integrating a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, Donald G. Dutton demonstrates that male abusiveness is more than just a learned pattern of behavior-it is the outgrowth of a particular personality configuration. He illuminates the development of the abusive personality from early childhood to adulthood and presents an evidence-based treatment approach designed to meet this population's unique needs. The second edition features two new chapters on the neurobiological roots of abusive behavior and the development of abusiveness in females.--Publisher's description

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