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Almost a psychopath : do I (or does someone I know) have a problem with manipulation and lack of empathy? / Ronald Schouten, James Silver.

by Schouten, Ronald.

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Hazelden, c2012.

Antisocial personality disorders -- Case studies.

Psychopaths -- Case studies.

Almost effect series.

9781616491024 (pbk.)

xiv, 257 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256).

Minor problems to major predators. Setting the stage ; What is a psychopath? ; The almost psychopath ; Could it be something else? -- Dealing with almost psychopaths in our lives. Living with an almost psychopath ; Recognizing almost psychopathic traits in children ; Working with an almost psychopath ; Confronting child abuse by almost psychopaths ; Adults as victims : confronting almost psychopaths in the helping professions ; Sick or slick? : malingering and manipulation of illness ; What to do when you find yourself in almost psychopath territory -- Appendix A. Diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder -- Appendix B. Defining a mental disorder using the axes of the diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR).

Describes "almost psychopaths," people who display many of the qualities of psychopaths, but with less intensity and consistency, pointing out how to recognize these individuals, how to make sense of interactions with them, how to deal with them in the present, and how to make informed decisions about future dealings with them.

Silver, Jim, 1963-

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