Bibliograph

Almost a psychopath, do I (or does someone I know) have a problem with manipulation and lack of empathy?, Ronald Schouten, James Silver

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Almost a psychopath, do I (or does someone I know) have a problem with manipulation and lack of empathy?, Ronald Schouten, James Silver

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Almost a psychopath

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

757461758

Responsibility statement

Ronald Schouten, James Silver

Series statement

The almost effect series

Sub title

do I (or does someone I know) have a problem with manipulation and lack of empathy?

Summary

Describes "almost psychopaths," people who display many of the qualities of psychopaths, but with less intensity and consistency, pointing out how to recognize these individuals, how to make sense of interactions with them, how to deal with them in the present, and how to make informed decisions about future dealings with them

Table Of Contents

Minor problems to major predators : Setting the stage ; What is a psychopath? ; The almost psychopath ; Could it be something else? -- Dealing with almost psychopaths in our lives : Living with an almost psychopath ; Recognizing almost psychopathic traits in children ; Working with an almost psychopath ; Confronting child abuse by almost psychopaths ; Adults as victims : confronting almost psychopaths in the helping professions ; Sick or slick? : Malingering and manipulation of illness ; What to do when you find yourself in almost psychopath territory -- Appendix A. Diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder -- Appendix B. Defining a mental disorder using the axes of the diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR)

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