Meaning, mortality, and choice : the social psychology of existential concerns
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Meaning, mortality, and choice : the social psychology of existential concerns
(The Herzliya series on personality and social psychology)
American Psychological Association, c2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this thought-provoking addition to the Herzliya Series on Personality and Social Psychology, editors Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer have gathered a varied group of international thinkers to investigate existential concerns within a framework that is both philosophical and practical.
Theorists examine the nature of universal themes such as the importance of personal choice and human autonomy in an arbitrary world, and the vital roles of parenthood and religion in providing solace against the threat of meaninglessness. And clinicians discuss the use of various cognitive behavioral therapies, emphasizing the mind's propensity to assign value in ways that can be either maladaptive or liberating.
The authors build upon insights from previous chapters, resulting in a cohesive book filled with cutting-edge research.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer
I. The Problem of Finitude
Terror Management Theory: From Genesis to Revelations
Jeff Greenberg
Helplessness: A Hidden Liability Associated With Failed Defenses Against Awareness of Death
Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver
A Significant Contributor to a Meaningful Cultural Drama: Terror Management Research on the Functions and Implications of Self-Esteem
Jamie Arndt
Culture, Ideology, Morality, and Religion: Death Changes Everything
Tom Pyszczynski and Pelin Kesebir
A Body of Terror: Denial of Death and the Creaturely Body
Jamie L. Goldenberg
The Impermanence of All Things: An Existentialist Stance on Personal and Social Change
Gilad Hirschberger and Dan Shaham
II. The Threat of Meaninglessness
Meaning: Ubiquitous and Effortless
Laura A. King
Religion as a Source of Meaning
Crystal L. Park and Donald Edmondson
Becoming and Developing: Personal Growth in the Wake of Parenthood and Grandparenthood
Orit Taubman - Ben-Ari
Deriving Solace From a Nemesis: Having Scapegoats and Enemies Buffers the Threat of Meaninglessness
Mark J. Landau, Daniel Sullivan, Zachary K. Rothschild, and Lucas A. Keefer
Terrorism as Means to an End: How Political Violence Bestows Significance
Arie W. Kruglanski, Michele Gelfand, and Rohan Gunaratna
III. The Challenge of Freedom
Beyond Illusions and Defense: Exploring the Possibilities and Limits of Human Autonomy and Responsibility Through Self-Determination Theory
Richard M. Ryan, Nicole Legate, Christopher P. Niemiec, and Edward L. Deci
Conditional Regard in Close Relationships
Yaniv Kanat-Maymon, Guy Roth, Avi Assor, and Abira Reizer
Removing the Constraints on Our Choices: A Psychobiological Approach to the Effects of Mindfulness-Based Techniques
Nava Levit Binnun, Rachel Kaplan Milgram, and Jacob Raz
Choice, Freedom, and Autonomy
Barry Schwartz
IV. Connection Versus Isolation and Loneliness
An Attachment Perspective on Coping With Existential Concerns
Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer
Ostracism: The Impact of Being Rendered Meaningless
Kipling D. Williams
Why People Die By Suicide: Further Development and Tests of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behavior
Thomas E. Joiner Jr. and Caroline Silva
V. Overcoming Existential Threats and Challenges
The Case of Allison: An Existential-Integrative Inquiry Into Death Anxiety, Groundlessness, and the Quest for Meaning and Awe
Kirk J. Schneider
Separation Theory and Voice Therapy Methodology
Robert W. Firestone and Lisa Firestone
Acceptance and Commitment to Chosen Values in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Iftah Yovel and Noa Bigman
VI. Synthesis
The Social Psychology of Meaning, Mortality, and Choice: An Integrative Perspective on Existential Concerns
Sheldon Solomon
Index
About the Editors
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