Wilcox, Christine,

Understanding violent behavior / Christine Wilcox. - 1 online resource (80 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). - Gale virtual reference library Understanding psychology .

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.

9781682822838 9781682822845


Aggressiveness.
Violence--Psychological aspects.

BF575.A3 / W55 2018

155.2/32

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