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The abusive personality : violence and control in intimate relationships / Donald G. Dutton. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Guilford Press, (c)2007.Edition: second editionDescription: ix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781593853716
  • 9781593857172
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC569.D981.A287 2007
  • RC569
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Contents:
Learning of abusiveness -- The psychology of the cycle of violence -- The structure of the abusive personality: the data -- The primitive origins of rage -- An anger born of fear: attachment rage -- The sociopsychoneurobiology of attachment -- The early antecedents studies -- Longitudinal development and female abusive personalities -- The treatment of assaultiveness.
Review: "Now in a thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, this influential volume provides an innovative framework for understanding and treating intimate partner violence.Summary: 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.Summary: 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."--Jacket.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction RC569.5.F3D87 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001678800

Includes bibliographies and index.

Early explanations -- Learning of abusiveness -- The psychology of the cycle of violence -- The structure of the abusive personality: the data -- The primitive origins of rage -- An anger born of fear: attachment rage -- The sociopsychoneurobiology of attachment -- The early antecedents studies -- Longitudinal development and female abusive personalities -- The treatment of assaultiveness.

"Now in a thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, this influential volume 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."--Jacket.

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