The Mask of Sanity: An Attempt to Clarify Some Issues about the So-Called Psychopathic Personality - Couverture rigide

Cleckley, Hervey

 
9781626540781: The Mask of Sanity: An Attempt to Clarify Some Issues about the So-Called Psychopathic Personality
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ISBN 10 : 1626540780 ISBN 13 : 9781626540781
Editeur : Echo Point Books & Media, 2015

Synopsis

Although highly controversial, Hervey Cleckley's Mask of Sanity provides one of the most influential clinical descriptions of psychopathy in the 20th century. At the crux of his argument, Cleckley claims that many psychopathic personalities go undiagnosed because they maintain a social mask that conceals their mental disorder and enables them to blend in with society. Furthermore, many of these affected individuals appear to function normally in accordance with standard psychiatric criteria.

Intent on detecting and diagnosing the elusive psychopath, Cleckley has compiled an assortment of case studies and offers suggestions for palliative care. This ambitious work aims to define and examine every aspect of this abstract state of being. Ultimately, Cleckley refines the term "psychopath" and strips it of stigmatization.

This classic has transformed the psychiatric definition of sanity and continues to provide insight on American society and psychological introspection.

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Éditeur
Echo Point Books & Media
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1626540780
ISBN 13 
9781626540781
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
598
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Editeur : Echo Point Books & Media, 2015
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