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This edited volume offers the perspective of over twenty leading scholars in the study of trauma and loss. Each chapter offers extensive coverage of contemporary issues.
"[F]or those who are entering the field or who want to broaden their perspective, Ibelieve that this Handbook is indispensible. More than just a contribution to the field, theHandbook may well become a classic."--PsycCRITIQUES "The editors fully achieved their goal of producing a state-of-the-science stress reference for use by investigators, educators, and practitioners with clinical and health interests."--Psycho-Oncology "This is an important book about the scientific study of stress and human adaptation. It brings together both empirical data and theoretical developments that address the fundamental question of how psychosocial variables get inside the body to influence neurobiological p...
The academic study of death rose to prominence during the 1960s. Courses on some aspect of death and dying can now be found at most institutions of higher learning. These courses tend to stress the psycho-social aspects of grief and bereavement, however, ignoring the religious elements inherent to the subject. This collection is the first to address the teaching of courses on death and dying from a religious-studies perspective.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Creating Social Psychology: Some Ideas on the Research Process -- 2 The Search for the Self -- 3 Social Cognition -- 4 Causal Attributions and Social Judgments -- 5 Attitudes -- 6 Social Neuroscience -- 7 Social Influence -- 8 Aggression -- 9 Attraction and Intimate Relationships -- 10 Prosocial Behavior -- 11 Prejudice -- 12 Group Processes -- 13 Culture and Social Behavior -- Index
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