Evil
- along with its incarnation in human form, the psychopath - remains
underexamined in the psychological and psychoanalytic literature. Given
current societal issues ranging from increasingly violent cultural
divides to climate change, it is imperative that the topics of
psychopathy and human evil be thoughtfully explored. The book
brings together social scientists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts to
discuss the psychology of psychopaths, and the personal, societal and
cultural destruction they leave as their legacy. Chapters address such
questions as: Who are psychopaths? How do they think and operate? What
causes someone to commit psychopathic acts? And are psychopaths born or
created? Psychopaths leave us shocked and bewildered by behavior that
violates the notions of common human trust and bonding, but not all
psychopaths commit crimes. Because of their unique proclivities to
deceive, seduce, and dissemble, they can hide in plain sight; especially
when intelligent and highly educated. This latter group comprise the
successful or corporate psychopaths, frequently found in boardrooms of
corporations and among leaders of national movements or heads of state.
Addressing a wide range of topics including slavery, genocide, the
Holocaust, the individual as psychopath, the mind of the terrorist,
sexual abuse, the role of attachment and the neurobiology of
psychopathy, this book will appeal to researchers of human evil and
psychopathy from a range of different disciplines and represents
essential reading for psychotherapists and clinical psychologists.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-13
9780367205850
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18046637102
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Clinical Psychology
Author
Sheldon Itzkowitz, Elizabeth F. Howell
Publication Name
Psychoanalysts, Psychologists and Psychiatrists Discuss Psychopathy and Human Evil