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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutton, Donald G., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abusive men--Psychology.

Abusive men.

Object relations (Psychoanalysis).

Attachment behavior.

Intimacy (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

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 c

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-12356-0

9786611123567

1-59385-618-0

OCLC:

214282953