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In the wake of 9/11 : the psychology of terror / Tom Pyszczynski, Sheldon Solomon, and Jeff Greenberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pyszczynski, Thomas A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Psychological aspects.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- Psychological aspects.
- Terrorism--United States--Psychological aspects.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Psychological aspects.
- Terror.
- Fear of death.
- Terrorism--psychology.
- United States.
- Attitude to Death.
- Islam.
- Middle East.
- Medical Subjects:
- Terrorism--psychology.
- United States.
- Attitude to Death.
- Islam.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 227 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2003]
- Summary:
- In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror explores the emotions of despair, fear, and anger that arose after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the autumn of 2001. The authors analyze reactions to the attacks through the lens of Terror Management Theory, an existential psychological model that explains why humans react the way they do to the threat of death and how this reaction influences their post-threat cognition and emotion. The theory provides ways to understand and reduce terrorism's effect and possibly find resolutions to conflicts involving terrorism. The authors focus primarily on the reaction in the United States to the 9/11 attack, but their model is applicable to all instances of terrorism, and they expand their discussion to include the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This fascinating book has practical implications and will be an irreplaceable resource for mental health practitioners, researchers, and anyone concerned with the causes and effects of terrorism.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Terror in America: The Day Our World Changed 3
- Chapter 2. Terror Management Theory: An Evolutionary Existential Account of Human Behavior 11
- Chapter 3. Terror Management Research: Coping With Conscious and Unconscious Death-Related Thoughts 37
- Chapter 4. Terror Management Research: Prejudice and Self-Esteem Striving 71
- Chapter 5. Black Tuesday: The Psychological Impact of 9/11 93
- Chapter 6. Managing the Terror 115
- Chapter 7. The Roots of Islamic Terrorism 143
- Chapter 8. Giving Peace a Chance 171
- Chapter 9. In the Wake of 9/11: Rising Above the Terror 189.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-215) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1557989540 :
- OCLC:
- 49719188
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