This book provides a concise-yet-comprehensive overview of the broad-ranging topics in the field of violence and aggression. It uses a functional approach that acknowledges the evolutionary, cultural, and operant nature of violence and aggression. The book defines the nature of different forms of violence and aggression; examines epidemiology and risk factors; describes biological, cultural and individual causes; and discusses individual and societal prevention and treatment.
Key areas of coverage include:
- Epidemiology of violence and aggression.
- Biological and social causes of violence and aggression.
- Cultural interventions, psychotherapies, and individual biological interventions.
- The effects of violence and aggression in special populations.
Violence and Aggression: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice is a must-have resource for researchers, academics, and upper-level undergraduateand graduate students in forensic psychology, public health, criminology/criminal justice, developmental psychology, psychotherapy/counseling, psychiatry, social work, educational policy and politics, health psychology, nursing, and behavioral therapy/rehabilitation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: Introductory Concepts of Violence and Aggression
. - Chapter 1. Definitions of Violence and Aggression. - Chapter 2. Epidemiology of Violence and Aggression. -
Part II: Causes of Violence and Aggression
. - Chapter 3. Biological Causes of Violence and Aggression. - Chapter 4. Social Causes of Violence and Aggression: Cultural Evolution. - Chapter 5. Social Causes of Violence and Aggression: Individual Learning. -
Part III: Prevention and Treatment of Violence and Aggression
. - Chapter 6. Cultural Interventions for Violence and Aggression. - Chapter 7. Psychotherapies. - Chapter 8. Individual Biological Interventions. - Chapter 9. Special Populations.
