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Neurobiological Bases of Abnormal Aggression and Violent Behaviour
Jozsef Haller
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Description for Neurobiological Bases of Abnormal Aggression and Violent Behaviour
Paperback. This book is the first to comprehensively describe ultimate and proximate mechanisms that transform normal or tolerable manifestations of aggressiveness into abnormal patterns in laboratory animals and aggression-related psychopathologies in humans. Num Pages: 229 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; MMH; PSAN; PSVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Mechanisms controlling aggressive behavior started to be identified from late 20's of the 20th century and subsequent research described such mechanisms in great detail. While the findings are of great relevance for the understanding of aggression per se, they provide limited insights into the mechanisms of abnormal aggression i.e. those mechanisms that underlie aggression-related psychopathologies. While basic phenomena and mechanism of aggression are presented, this book is the first that comprehensively describes ultimate and proximate mechanisms that transform normal (laboratory animals) or tolerable (humans) manifestations of aggressiveness into abnormal patterns in laboratory animals and aggression-related psychopathologies in humans. This book is written for ... Read more
Mechanisms controlling aggressive behavior started to be identified from late 20's of the 20th century and subsequent research described such mechanisms in great detail. While the findings are of great relevance for the understanding of aggression per se, they provide limited insights into the mechanisms of abnormal aggression i.e. those mechanisms that underlie aggression-related psychopathologies. While basic phenomena and mechanism of aggression are presented, this book is the first that comprehensively describes ultimate and proximate mechanisms that transform normal (laboratory animals) or tolerable (humans) manifestations of aggressiveness into abnormal patterns in laboratory animals and aggression-related psychopathologies in humans. This book is written for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Vienna, Austria
ISBN
9783709148396
SKU
V9783709148396
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About Jozsef Haller
Jozsef Haller was research fellow at the Biological Research Center in Kolozsvar, Romania from 1984 to 1990 and served as Assistant Professor at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest in Hungary from 1990 to 1992. From 1992 to 1999 he was senior research fellow at the Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary and visiting scientist at the Leiden University in the ... Read more
Reviews for Neurobiological Bases of Abnormal Aggression and Violent Behaviour
From the book reviews: “This book reviews the neurobiological underpinnings of aggression and violence. … The target audience includes neurobiologists, neuroscientists interested in social behavior in general and aggressive behavior in particular. … This is an excellent reference on this important, developing area of research. Any researcher or clinician involved in the study of aggression or the treatment of ... Read more