Dire emotions and lethal behaviors
Subtitle: eclipse of the life instinct
By: Charles T. Stewart
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780415408776; 9780415408783
Subjects: Emotions in adolescence; Suicide -- Psychology; Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior
Description: "Dire Emotions and Lethal Behaviors explores the primary motivational system in human beings. Based on the work of C.G. lung, James Hillman, Louis Stewart and Silvan Tomkins, Charles Stewart investigates the psychology of the innate affects, with a focus towards the emotional motivation of adolescents and young adults who have killed others, themselves, or both." "Illustrated throughout with case studies of individuals who have committed homicide, suicide, or both. Dire Emotions and Lethal Behaviors aims to discover the emotional motivations for such behaviors so that through education and psychological treatment, such tragic outcomes can be prevented. This book will be of interest to professionals and students in the fields of mental health and criminal justice."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-240) and index
Table of contents: title: How the innate affects work; title: Optimal vs. violent expression of affect : a new way to understand the emergence of each of these outcomes; title: Death and rebirth of the life instinct; title: Vivienne Loomis : suicide; title: Kipland Kinkel : killing of parents and others; title: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold : multiple homicides followed by suicides; title: Sinedu Tadesse : homicide followed by suicide; title: Gloria : panic leading to homicide, Peter : fury leading to killing of mother and sisters; title: Little father time : homicides followed by suicide; title: Lethal conditions and psychological treatment; title: Epilogue