The Mark of Cain.The Mark Of Cain mark of Cain God’s safeguard for Cain from potential slayers. [O.T.: Genesis 4:15] See : Protection mark of Cain God’s mark on Cain, a sign of his shame for fratricide. [O. T.: Genesis 4:15] See : Stigma J. Reid Meloy, editor The Analytic Press 101 West Street, Hillsdale, NJ 07642 0881633100 $59.95 analyticpress.com Compiled, organized and edited by J. Reid Meloy (Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University California, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. ) The Mark Of Cain: Psychoanalytic Insight And The Psychopath psy·cho·path n. A person with an antisocial personality disorder, especially one manifested in perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior. brings under one cover an impressive collection of the most historically important psychoanalytic papers on the psychopathic personality Noun 1. psychopathic personality - a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the . The contributors include Helene Deutsch, Wilhelm Reich, John Bowlby, Phyllis Greenacre, August Aichhorn, Adelaide Johnson, Donald Winnicott, Betty Joseph, Nevill Symington, Ben Bursten, Otto Kernberg, as well as o32ther scholars and practitioners. Two theoretical traditions combine in the psychoanalytic understanding of psychopathy psy·chop·a·thy n. Mental disorder, especially when manifested by antisocial behavior. psychopathy Antisocial personality disorder, see there . An essential, core contribution to professional and academic Psychiatric Studies reference collections, The Mark Of Cain is a seminal collection of informed and informative scholarship surveying our understanding of psychopathy, its characteristics, its diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches over the past two decades. |
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