Shame and aggression: Different trajectories and implications

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 454-461

  Velotti, Patrizia ^a   Elison, Jeff ^b   Garofalo, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ADAMS STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Emotions; Partner violence; Personality disorders; Shame; Violent behavior

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVE SHAME; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BORDERLINE STATE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; LIBIDINOUS SHAME; MENTAL DISEASE; NARCISSISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SHAME; SOCIAL REJECTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84904758413     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.011     Document Type: Review

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