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Understanding violent behavior / Christine Wilcox.

By: Wilcox, Christine [author.].
Contributor(s): Gale (Firm).
Series: Understanding psychology; Gale eBooks.Description: 1 online resource (80 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781682822845.Subject(s): Aggressiveness | Violence -- Psychological aspectsAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding violent behavior.DDC classification: 155.2/32 Online resources: Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access
Contents:
chapter one. The brain, evolution, and the rage response -- chapter two. Violence and the outsiders -- chapter three. War -- chapter four. Psychological effects of violence -- chapter five. Abnormal psychology and violence.
Summary: In this book, readers learn that violence is one of the defining features of humanity. While some violent instincts are rooted in the fight-or-flight response, psychologists believe that humans are especially violent because of their fierce loyalty to their social groups.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

chapter one. The brain, evolution, and the rage response -- chapter two. Violence and the outsiders -- chapter three. War -- chapter four. Psychological effects of violence -- chapter five. Abnormal psychology and violence.

In this book, readers learn that violence is one of the defining features of humanity. While some violent instincts are rooted in the fight-or-flight response, psychologists believe that humans are especially violent because of their fierce loyalty to their social groups.

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