Extending the mind into the world: A new theory of cognitive distortions in sex offenders

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-58

  Ward, Tony ^a   Casey, Allanah ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cognitive distortions; Extended mind; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INTIMACY; MALADJUSTMENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; MORALITY; OFFENDER; PEDOPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 70749083144     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.08.002     Document Type: Review

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