Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among UsTranslates essential findings from experimental psychology and cognitive psychophysiology to examine the nature of psychopathy, its salient characteristics, and its effects on society. This book provides information and advice for anyone seeking to understand, evaluate, or rehabilitate these dangerous men and women. It also serves as a supplemental text in psychopathology courses, at the undergraduate or graduate level. |
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User Review - waltzmn - LibraryThingForget Lord Voldemort. On the evidence, Robert Hare, the author of Without Conscience, was the first Death Eater. I say that because, although Hare writes this book to warn about psychopaths, you can ... Read full review
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User Review - ritaer - LibraryThingWithout Conscience: the Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, a summary of what was known at the time (early 90s) about the diagnosis, cause and treatment of the psychopath. Includes some ... Read full review
Contents
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| 8 | |
| 21 | |
| 33 | |
| 57 | |
| 71 | |
| 83 | |
WhiteCollar Psychopaths | 102 |
Flies in the Web | 144 |
The Roots of the Problem | 155 |
The Ethics of Labeling | 180 |
Can Anything Be Done? | 192 |
A Survival Guide | 207 |
Epilogue | 219 |
Chapter Notes | 221 |
Words from an Overcoat Pocket | 124 |
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us Robert D. Hare Limited preview - 2011 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us |
| Author | Robert D. Hare |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Guilford Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 1572304510, 9781572304512 |
| Length | 236 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Mental Health Psychology / Forensic Psychology Psychology / Mental Health Psychology / Psychopathology / General |
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