Biology of Violence: How Understanding the Brain, Behavior, and Environment Can Break the Vicious Circle of Aggression
Total CE Credit Hours: 17 Course Info URL: https://www.ce-credit.com/courses/4040
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This book investigates violence from a biological perspective, drawing from a wide range of animal and human research. Dr. Niehoff argues that genes, mature brain chemistry, and environment all interact to determine the likelihood of violence. The book covers biological factors, such as neuroanatomy, brain chemistry, hormones, and genetics, and various clinical conditions, including psychosis, personality disorders, drug addiction, premenstrual tension, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder,-and posttraumatic stress disorder. The book concludes with a discussion of new therapeutic strategies that can help society deal with violent individuals with alternatives to incarceration.
This course is based on the book, Biology of Violence: How Understanding the Brain, Behavior, and Environment Can Break the Vicious Circle of Aggression created by Niehoff, Debra, Ph.D.
Course Material Author
Niehoff, Debra, Ph.D.
Debra Niehoff, Ph.D., first became interested in the neurobiology of emotional behavior as an undergraduate assistant to Klaus Miczek, a well-known authority on animal aggression. She received her doctoral degree from the Johns Hopkins University Medical School. She has worked as a research neuroscientist in both academic and industrial settings, where she has studied regional differences in brain chemistry and function. In 1987, she founded Biotext, a biomedical communications and consulting company located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Niehoff, Debra, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
to describe major animal research on the biology of aggression
to identify the major neuroanatomical pathways that have been implicated in violence
to discuss the interaction of genes, biochemistry, and the environment
to understand the biology that underlies various clinical conditions that are associated with violent behavior
to explain how biological research has led to workable alternatives to incarceration for the treatment of violent offenders
Availability
This course is available starting Jan 1st, 2003 and expires Oct 30th, 2019
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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
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Course Creator
Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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