The Handbook of Antagonism: Conceptualizations, Assessment, Consequences, and Treatment of the Low End of Agreeableness looks at the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of antagonism, highlighting the consequences of the trait, its role in a number of problem behaviors and psychiatric disorders, and how it exerts itself on externalizing behaviors.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• – On the ubiquity and importance of antagonism
• – Five-Factor Model antagonism
• – Antagonism from a developmental perspective
• – The structure of antagonism
• – Self-report assessment of antagonism
• – Biological correlates of antagonism
• – Agreeableness, antagonism, and mental health across cultures
• – Translational value of nonhuman primate models of antagonism
• – Theoretical conceptualizations of agreeableness and antagonism
• – A social cognitive analysis of antagonism and reactive aggression
• – Antagonism from the perspective of interpersonal theory
• – Antagonism's place in psychiatric nosology
• – Antagonism and the DSM-5 alternative model of personality disorders
• – Antagonism in psychopathy
• – A Trifurcated Model of Narcissism: On the pivotal role of trait Antagonism
• – Antagonism and borderline personality disorder
• – Antagonism in the Dark Triad
• – Antagonism and romantic relationships
• – Antagonism and work outcomes: Implicit and explicit considerations
• – Antagonism and crime
• – Stability and change in antagonism over the lifespan
• – Treatment of antagonism: Motivational Interviewing
• – Psychodynamic approaches to treating antagonism
• – Treatment of antagonism: Cognitive behavioral therapy
• – Addressing antagonism in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy framework
• – Pharmacologic interventions for antagonism and related disorders
• – Volitional change in antagonism