Risks of Harm from Psychopathic Individuals

This brief offers understanding and insight into how to define, establish, and maintain personal safety to minimize risks of negative encounters with psychopaths. The author, through a behavioral science research lens sprinkled with autobiographical anecd

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Robert Henley Woody Department of Psychology University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE, USA

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