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Antisocial Behavior

Personality Disorders from Hostility to Homicide

By: Benjamin B. Wolman

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Paperback | 1 October 1999 | Edition Number 1

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Antisocial behavior takes on many forms, from rebellious teens with green hair and pierced skin to the truly dangerous homicidal individuals whose horrible stories fill our newspapers. Parents worry about their children as they are exposed to the heated
climate of violence in contemporary society, a time of decaying morals and values.

The rise in sociopathic behavior among adults and children, whether in tense inner cities or in tranquil suburban and rural settings, is masterfully chronicled by Dr. Benjamin B. Wolman, a leading psychologist and noted national expert who has studied these trends for over half a century. "There is a growing incidence of sociopathic antisocial behavior . . . coupled with an attitude of moral apathy," Dr. Wolman asserts. He cites international statistics pointing to a showdown between dangerous individuals-the violent, the charming, and the passive-and the societies that create them.

How has the spread of democratic ideals actually increased the potential for antisocial behavior? What social and cultural factors must be changed if free societies are to reduce this alarming trend?

Rather than simply complain about the problem, Dr. Wolman examines the familial and societal causes, and proposes clear-cut solutions to the problem-including radical changes to our educational system and the mass media.

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Preface	p. 9
The Present Situation	p. 13
The Facts	p. 15
Self-Defeating Liberals	p. 20
Sociopathic Adults	p. 27
Clinical Practice	p. 31
Sociopathic Behavior	p. 33
Violent Sociopaths	p. 35
Power	p. 40
The Proliferation of Violence	p. 41
Charming Sociopaths	p. 43
Passive Sociopaths	p. 47
Some Personality Problems	p. 51
Hypochondriasis	p. 51
Drug Addiction	p. 51
Sexual Behavior	p. 52
Inferiority-Superiority	p. 52
Sociopathy in Childhood and Adolescence	p. 55
The Dual Role of Childhood	p. 59
Early Childhood	p. 61
The Origin of the Ego	p. 63
Origins of the Superego	p. 64
Violent Behavior in Childhood	p. 67
School Years	p. 69
Adolescence	p. 73
Aggressive Behavior	p. 76
College Years	p. 81
Overstayed Adolescence: A Sociopathic Symptom	p. 85
The Causes of the Rise of Sociopathy	p. 91
Genetics	p. 93
Mental Disorders	p. 95
The Role of the Family	p. 103
The Current Crisis	p. 105
Wealthy Families	p. 106
Parental Rejection	p. 109
Maternal Deprivation	p. 110
Parent Against Parent	p. 111
Spousal Abuse	p. 112
Child Abuse	p. 114
The Teenage "Culture"	p. 120
Sociocultural Issues	p. 124
Television	p. 125
Deculturation	p. 126
Violence	p. 128
Historical and International Data	p. 131
Our Culture	p. 134
The Illusion of Power	p. 135
Justification of Violence	p. 138
Terrorism	p. 141
Continuous Violence	p. 142
Quo Vadis, Humanitas?	p. 145
What We Can Do: Public Responsibility	p. 147
The Growing Anger	p. 149
Limited Morality	p. 150
The Meaning of Freedom	p. 152
The Attraction of Power	p. 154
What Can We Do?	p. 155
Preventive Action	p. 155
Where Are We Now?	p. 156
How to Restrain Violence	p. 158
Moral Education	p. 162
What We Can Do: Moral Education	p. 165
Education and Discipline	p. 168
College Education	p. 171
Defining Education	p. 173
The Study of Aims	p. 175
The Need for Restraint from Within	p. 181
Self-Education and Self-Discipline	p. 182
Educational Perspectives	p. 185
Biosocial Perspectives	p. 187
Parental Care	p. 190
Social Cultural Perspectives	p. 192
Can Violence Be Controlled?	p. 192
Education Starts at Home	p. 194
Bibliography	p. 197
Index	p. 205
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