Mass panic and social attachment : the dynamics of human behavior / Anthony R. Mawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mawson, Anthony R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective behavior.

Panic.

Disasters--Psychological aspects.

Disasters.

Attachment behavior.

Physical Description:

xviii, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction

Current theories of panic

Theories of affiliation

The theory of Walters and Parke

Protection from predators : Bowlby's theory

Arousal and stimulation-seeking : overview

Cognitive maps and susceptibility to influence

Affiliation as stimulation-seeking : a theory of attachment formation

Stimulation-seeking and group dynamics

Panic as stimulation-seeking

Aggression

The social context of panic

Panic flight as affiliative behavior

Review of current theories of panic

Havens of safety

Panic as stimulation-avoidance

Two systems of arousal

Towards a neurophysiological theory of emotional behavior

Summary and conclusions

Understanding mass panic and other collective responses to disaster : update.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-304) and index.

ISBN:

075464880X

9780754648802

OCLC:

71790074