Psychoanalysis, Violence and Rage-Type Murder: Murdering Minds

by Duncan Cartwright

Book Overview

What turns an apparently 'normal' individual into a killer?
Many people who commit "rage type" murders have no history of violence. Using psychoanalytic theory and a number of case studies, this book isolates key psychological factors that appear to help explain why such acts of extreme violence occur.
Starting from a psychoanalytic standpoint, Psychoanalysis, Violence and Rage-Type Murder argues for a pluralistic approach to understanding aggression,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583912029
• ISBN13: 9781583912027
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.6"