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Theory-Based Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Sexual Aggression

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ISBN-10: 019509039X

ISBN-13: 9780195090390

Edition: 1996

Authors: Gordon C. Nagayama Hall

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Sexual aggression is a pervasive societal problem in that approximately one in four adults have been either victims or perpetrators of sexually aggressive behaviour. In this book, suggestions are offered for effective assessment and treatment of sexual aggressions based on state-of-the-science theory and research. Hall and Hirschman's Quadripartite Model Sexual Aggression, which suggests that physiological sexual arousal, cognitive distortions, and developmentally related personality problems as motivational variables for sexually aggressive behaviour, provides the unifying theoretical framework for the book. Clinical approaches relevant for sexually aggressive behaviour both against adults…    
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Book details

List price: $120.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/29/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.49" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.188

Introduction
Societal Acceptance of Sexual Aggression
A Focus on Perpetrators
Research Approaches
The Importance of Parsimony
Toward a Theory of Sexual Aggression
Theories of Sexual Aggression
Physiological Models of Sexual Aggression
Cognitive Models of Sexual Aggression
Affective Models of Sexual Aggression
Developmental Models of Sexual Aggression
Conclusion
A Quadripartite Model of Sexual Aggression
Inhibitory Thresholds for Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Empirical Evidence for the Quadripartite Model
Clinical Psychopathology and Motivational Precursors of Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Experimental Psychopathology and Disinhibitory Variables
Conclusion
Theory-Guided Assessment
Predicting Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Personality Profiles of Sexual Aggressors
Physiological Assessment of Sexual Arousal
Clinical Prediction of Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Actuarial Prediction of Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Conclusion
Assessment of Motivational Precursors of Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Veracity of Perpetrators' Self-Reports
Veracity of Victims' Self-Reports
Assessment of Situational Disinhibitors of Sexual Aggression
Assessment of Developmentally Related Personality Problems
Conclusion
Theory-Guided Treatment
Is Some Treatment Better than No Treatment for Sexual Aggressors?
Behavioral Treatments
Hormonal Treatments
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments
Future Research
Conclusion
Theory-Based Treatment of Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Treatment of Cognitive Distortions
Treatment of Deviant Sexual Arousal
Treatment of Affective Dyscontrol
Treatment of Developmentally Related Personality Problems
Treatment Outcome
Conclusion
Prevention
Protective Factors Against Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Protective Factors Against Antisocial Behavior
Religious Protective Factors
Cultural Protective Factors
Conclusion
Reduction of Risk Factors for Sexually Aggressive Behavior
Interventions in the Home
Interventions in Schools
Interventions in Colleges
Interventions in Society
Conclusion
Appendix
References
Index