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Cognitive-affective drivers of fixation in threat assessment.
- Source :
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Behavioral sciences & the law [Behav Sci Law] 2021 Apr; Vol. 39 (2), pp. 170-189. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 19. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Pathological fixation - preoccupation with a person or a cause that is accompanied by deterioration in social and occupational functioning - has been found to precede most cases of targeted violence. It is clinically observed and theorized to have three different cognitive-affective drivers: delusion, obsession, or extreme overvalued belief. Each driver is explained, and case examples are provided in the context of threat assessment. Extreme overvalued belief as a new concept is discussed in detail, both its historical provenance and its demarcation from delusions and obsessions. Threat management for each separate cognitive-affective driver is briefly summarized, based upon current clinical findings and research. Emphasis is placed upon understanding both the categorical and dimensional nature (intensity) of these cognitive-affective drivers, and suggested guidelines are offered for the assessment of such in a clinical examination by a forensic psychiatrist or psychologist.<br /> (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Cognition
Humans
Violence
Delusions diagnosis
Psychiatry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1099-0798
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Behavioral sciences & the law
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33078434
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2486