J. Greenberg – Handbook of Experimental Existential Psychology

Автор: J. Greenberg
Название книги: Handbook of Experimental Existential Psychology
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Психология
Страницы: 553
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Social and personality psychologists traditionally have focused their attention on the most basic building blocks of human thought and behavior, while existential psychologists pursued broader, more abstract questions regarding the nature of existence and the meaning of life. This volume bridges this longstanding divide by demonstrating how rigorous experimental methods can be applied to understanding key existential concerns, including death, uncertainty, identity, meaning, morality, isolation, determinism, and freedom. Bringing together leading scholars and investigators, the Handbook presents the influential theories and research findings that collectively are helping to define the emerging field of experimental existential psychology.

About the Editors
Jeff Greenberg is Professor of Psychology at the University of Arizona and associate editor
of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He received his PhD from the University
of Kansas in 1982. Dr. Greenberg has published many articles and chapters, focused primarily
on understanding self-esteem, prejudice, and depression. In collaboration with Tom
Pyszczynski and Sheldon Solomon, he developed terror management theory, a broad theoretical
framework that explores the role of existential fears in diverse aspects of human behavior.
He is coauthor of the books Hanging on and Letting Go: Understanding the Onset,
Progression, and Remission of Depression (1992) and In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology
of Terror (2003) and coeditor of Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior (2004).